Blessed To Be A Blessing

Have you ever stopped to consider what God has called you to do with your life? Is it all for you or for some greater purpose? It's easy to get caught up in your own life and carried away in your own goals and plans, but what should we be doing? We've all heard that we're supposed to look forward to hearing the Lord say, "Well done" but for what? What are we supposed to do in order to have those words spoke over us as we stand before the Lord? Work hard? Raise a family? Serve the church?

It's easy to get caught up in great plans. So easy that most of the time we get caught up in the plans and never really do anything. I'd venture a guess that the Lord isn't going to say "Well done" for the things that many of us think we are doing to deserve those words. I think, rather than getting caught up in grand plans or epic movements we should consider what God has called us to do.

God calls us all to make much of him, much of others and to make disciples. God calls each one of us to a personal relationship with Him through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God has gone to extraordinary measures to reconcile us to Himself through the blood of Christ. Our foremost call is to be centered and content in our relationship with God. Secondly, God has called us to make much of others. Specifically God calls us to love others as much as we love ourselves. We're to serve others and expect nothing in return. We're to live in such a way as to recognize that there are other people living on this planet other than ourselves. We're blessed to be a blessing! Finally, we are called to make disciples. We're called to share the Gospel with others and walk with them as they grow in their relationship with Christ.

It's important to understand how these three general calls go hand-in-hand. Our relationship with God is of first importance and through this relationship God-The Holy Spirit empowers us to do everything else we're called to do. First, we're called to be still and know that He is God. Then the Holy Spirit transforms us to know and love God, compels us to love others, and empowers us to share the Gospel and make disciples.

I think the answers to the following questions serve as the foundation for which we can expect to hear the words, "Well done:"

How is you're personal relationship with Jesus?

How are you serving others? You're blessed to be a blessing!

With whom are you sharing the gospel and teaching God's Word?