You can’t decide your calling, it was preordained by GOD

Matthew 25:44-45 KJV
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? [45] Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

It’s funny, but not really, how some people view doing the work of the Lord. Some people think it’s just about holding a title and serving in the church. Other people think I’ll just be a good person help out where I can. Then there are those who are out in the trenches, on the streets. Everyone has their place and their calling, but it’s not for us to decide what it is that we do in this life that is pleasing to God. Does that make sense? He gave us all gifts and talents and we’ve all had experiences that were meant to lead us to our callings. A lot of us ignore the calling because we want to do what we want to do. A lot of us look down on people who are doing the work because they don’t look like what we think they should look like. We condemn people because they aren’t moving the way we think they should move. Some of us are so attached to the world and thinking and moving like the world that we can’t even see or comprehend what God is doing and telling us or those around us.

It’s one thing to do things out of the goodness of your heart. That is commendable, however, most of the time that kindness goes sour and becomes pride. It’s another thing to do it because that’s what we are supposed to do and not expect anything from it. Every day some of us walk past the homeless. Some are drug addicts or alcoholics, some are prostitutes and some just fell on hard times and don’t know how to get back up. We walk past them and prejudge them. We turn our noses up at them and we refuse to be a blessing to them because “if I give them money, I know they’re just going to drink it or smoke it up.” You know how we do, but are they not also children of God. Haven’t we all done things that were not pleasing to him? Have we all not had encounters with him or the people he sent to save us from ourselves? How then can we walk past his children who are hurting and lost and pass judgment? How can we, being children of the Most High, not show them the love of Christ who looked past all of our flaws and saved us? How can we help people and then brag about it or throw it in people’s faces? How quickly we forget when we needed help or when we were at our lowest. God sees everything and he keeps a record. Jesus is coming soon. Are you on your post? Are you doing what God intended for you to do or are you doing what you want to do or are you making excuses about not doing anything at all? It’s time to choose. Choose wisely, because the things of this world will not last, but the Kingdom of God will stand forever.