You may have said before that you feel called to do something. Maybe called to play football or be a professional gamer. Maybe called to marry this particular person. Maybe called to be a missionary in Africa. But Paul reminds us in Ephesians 4:1, that we are called to live a holy life. A life that is set apart for God. We are called to look different than the world around us.
See, calling is about who you are before what you do. Paul also reminds us in 2 Timothy 1, that we are called to live a set apart life. We’ve been called by God, infused by Jesus, and empowered by the Holy Spirit to accomplish that kind of living. And it’s not a future event. That calling is for us to live that out now. Calling is about your faithfulness to Jesus today.
And Paul reminds us of how inclusive your calling can be. He says in Colossians 3, “Whatever you do or say, do it in the Name of the Lord”. So anything you actually do in life, you are called to live into that in set apart and holy ways. So I am called to be a preacher, dad, and a husband but called to do that in holy, Godly ways. I can be a dad and husband but if I don’t live those out in holy ways, I’m not living into my calling.
No matter what you are doing, know the size of your assignment never determines the significance of your impact. Everything you do, do it for God. That is your calling. Live a life worthy of your calling. We are called to look like Jesus so live that idea out in every way, every day. Blessings on the journey.