Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus, “I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. (Reference Ephesians 4:1-6)

Here we see that he is encouraging us to walk together in our callings. There is a couple of things we should look at from this passage.

1. Are we walking in full obedience to the call given to us? Are we making things a priority over the call we are given knowing that God wants our hearts? 

Many times we get distracted with things around us. Sometimes they maybe legitimate reasons for us to not answer our call, however, they shouldn’t replace the call given to us. We need to look at where our priorities lie and ask if we are skirting around responsibilities put on us by Our Lord. He may not be calling us to do something full time or maybe He is. What is important is that we need to look at what He leads us to do. 

As brothers in Christ, we all have a calling that we need to answer and not make excuses. When we fail to do our part, it affects the rest of the body. Remember what Paul wrote to the church in Corinth in regards to the Body working together with the rest.

2. We also need to remember that sometimes someone is going through something that they are not communicating. This is not something that is necessarily a right thing. If someone is quiet about what’s happening, it can also affect their calling. We need to be “sensitive”, to our brothers who maybe dealing with something that they are dealing with.

Men have a tendency of not sharing problems. We tend to shut down and just move forward. It’s against what we are taught. Our Lord does teach us that we should be walking with each other and talking about what’s going on, if we are struggling. Peter, John, and James all dealt with anger, for example. Jesus knew their hearts. He transformed them into being used mightily to spread the Gospel. In fact, He transformed 12 misfits into doing so.

It should be something for us to remember

We need to look up and see how Our Lord uses all of us, even if we are not being completely obedient to our call

And build each other up to do so as well. It can be a lonely road otherwise

If we are to please God, we need to allow The Holy Spirit to set us apart. We need to pursue a sinless life. We are to seek Righteousness. How do we do it? Through prayer, study, fellowship, being willing to be corrected/accountability, discipleship, and service.  
It starts with Our Relationship with Jesus. If you don’t have a Relationship with Him or you need to rekindle that Relationship, do it now. Call out to Him and seek his Love and Forgiveness. It really is as hard or easy as you make it. We should look to Him daily to seek a relationship with Him. I want to encourage you to seek Him today, if you haven’t already.
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Mark Grothe
Mark is a US Army Veteran and has called Albuquerque home since 1997. He earned degrees at Albuquerque Bible College, and Faith Evangelical Seminary before attending the Shepherd’s School at Cross Christian Fellowship. He has felt a calling to start a church along Route 66, in Albuquerque to reach others for Christ. Mark has had struggles with addictions, drugs, alcohol and other things, in the past. He has recovered from them, with Christ and has a desire to help others with them as well. He has a desire to setup a recovery home in Albuquerque, or nearby, to help others in the recovery process as well as help them gain some job skills and learn to have personal interactions with others. Mark grew up in traditional churches. He did not find the true meaning of having a Relationship with Jesus. At the age of 31, after hearing a Pastor talk about this Relationship, he rededicated his life to Jesus and started on a path for ministry. You can check out Recovery In Action Ministries FaceBook Page for more info on Recovery issues. Mark has been married to his wife Rebecca since 2005. Together they have four boys between them. They minister together to help others grow in their relationships with their spouses, children and family. In his free time, Mark likes to ride motorcycles, shooting and building things.

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