We all like to be a blessing and if you are a person of faith I'm sure you have found great joy in actively practising out your faith possibly in a local church. I am all for the church, I go to one and many great people in history come from a Christian background. I'm not out on ministry in the church I'm all for it, especially during a time where most Christians are lazy and apathetic about their faith, which brings in question their authenticity, that for another time. I've heard it said somewhere that you will stand before God and give an account for your life in this space/time continuum and that is true for me and for you. As I write these words I am reminded that I am using a talent that God has given me to bless others, so I use this gift for His glory.
I used to struggle with the idea that if you are saved that all of your gifts should be used in the church, but listening to a talk show recently, something that I always knew in my heart was solidified in my thinking that a very large majority of proffessing Christians struggle with. I won't go into detail what was discussed, but I will advise you to proceed with caution, you could be persecuted!!
We live in a world, heaven on earth is not a reality and it isn't even biblical. Theologically there is reason to believe that at the end of all things God will dwell with man and the earth will be restored, but that's in the future. Right now we are in the world, as Christ says, but when he says "Don't be of the world!" he is not telling you to leave this time/space continuum but to be a part of it. That's what I really want to say. In your search for your vocation don't separate your talent into two categories, us and them. This is a huge mistake, we will be accountable for what we did on earth not what we did in Heaven. Some people are called by God to use their gifts to bless other people, in fact you will be accountable and I will be accountable for my talent and becoming an artist or whatever your thing is is a big responsibility. With God's help, we can make it.
I used to struggle with the idea that if you are saved that all of your gifts should be used in the church, but listening to a talk show recently, something that I always knew in my heart was solidified in my thinking that a very large majority of proffessing Christians struggle with. I won't go into detail what was discussed, but I will advise you to proceed with caution, you could be persecuted!!
We live in a world, heaven on earth is not a reality and it isn't even biblical. Theologically there is reason to believe that at the end of all things God will dwell with man and the earth will be restored, but that's in the future. Right now we are in the world, as Christ says, but when he says "Don't be of the world!" he is not telling you to leave this time/space continuum but to be a part of it. That's what I really want to say. In your search for your vocation don't separate your talent into two categories, us and them. This is a huge mistake, we will be accountable for what we did on earth not what we did in Heaven. Some people are called by God to use their gifts to bless other people, in fact you will be accountable and I will be accountable for my talent and becoming an artist or whatever your thing is is a big responsibility. With God's help, we can make it.
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