Week 5: Living Out God’s Calling in Our Lives Part 1
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To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12, ESV
Continue to embrace and understand your calling. To walk worthy of our calling, we need to embrace it and seek to understand it through the lens of Scripture. Consider what Christ has done for us as a start, then soak yourself in the Scriptures as you lean into your work calling.
Practice godly character in our calling. Our co-workers should be able to recognize there’s something different about us. Why do we not curse when things go wrong at work? How do we handle criticism from our supervisors? The way we respond to things that happen at work will show others how Christ is molding us into his image.
Work as unto the Lord. This is one you’ve probably heard, maybe from your mom or dad when they extolled you to clean the bathroom, but it’s a true hallmark of our Christian faith when we perform our work as though Jesus was our boss. I think about this a lot when I’m scrubbing the carpet in our foster child’s room because of an accident or when I’m rewriting an article for a client who wasn’t happy with the first draft—that I’m really working to please my Lord and Savior.
When we keep our eyes, and our thoughts focused on Christ, we will live out our calling in our lives as a sweet, fragrant offering to him.
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