Assigned purpose

6 December 2011

1 Corinthians 7:17 Only, let every one lead the life which the Lord has assigned to him, and in which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches.

What is the life that the Lord has assigned you? I suppose this is a very important question and deserves thought before answering. In some of our lives we seem to have been assigned different things to do at different times. So we in ways relate what we do to where we find ourselves and at what age we are, when we young we want to be a bit older and when we are old we want to be a bit younger. The secret then seems to know what is the life that God has called us to lead.

When we are discontent with life, then we should examine what it is that we are doing and in this way test it against what it is that God has assigned us to do. So what makes you content in what you are doing, and what you are doing is it in line with what God’s Word tells us. If we feel we should be doing more, it is usually true that we are not doing enough. So we should all be clear on what God has called us to do, and to see that calling as an opportunity to be Christ in the world.

Be encouraged today to lead the life that God has assigned you.

David

Point to ponder: Lead your life to please God.  

  

Question to consider:  What has God called you to do?