2 Timothy 3:16-17

” All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”

 

I love praying, asking God for guidance and looking up an answer in the bible. Even if you are a nonbeliever the book of Proverbs is common sense and can be applied from a secular point of view. The bible fascinates me and leaves me wanting more.

If a Christian is in a situation where God is leading their life but others don’t understand the calling… What do you do?

We are called to be in the world and not of the world and to lay down our life daily for Christ.

We are called to walk in truth and love.

How then do we explain a God given calling on life when it doesn’t quite make sense to ourselves. God often just gives the first step in illogical obedience.

I would say pray.

Seek God’s will.

Inspect the scripture, make sure it aligns with the task at hand.

Then speak the truth in love.

Paul encourages us in Timothy Chapter four to persist  whether it is convenient or not. We will all be judged one day on our race for Christ. He explains that sometimes people will chase their own desires and not tolerate the doctrine of the bible chasing something new.

If you know in your heart God has called you to minister to others and live your life a certain way, stay the course. Walk in love, speak the truth, and pray for the Holy Spirit to convict were needed. It is better to follow God’s will than  to serve others even when it is inconvenient or hard to explain. Devour the scriptures for you can have the knowledge to be equipped and complete for every good work in Christ.

Prayer for the day:

Please Lord give me an unquenchable thirst for your word, let me lean into your calling on my life even when it doesn’t make sense to others, let me speak the truth in love, let my life be a good work for you. In Jesus precious name, Amen.