Honor You & Your Calling

Happy Friday Friends!

I hope and trust this post finds you all having a great day as a glorious new day begins to dawn in my Sweet Home Alabama! This blank canvas is sure to be a great one...I fully intend to paint a masterpiece! :)

This morning I just want to visit for a minute. Perhaps your perspective will be shifted or you will be reminded of how truly valuable, irreplaceable really, you are. So grab a cup of coffee and let's visit... :)

Christine Caine once said, "The word vocation is from the Latin vacatio, which means "calling." At its core, work is a calling, designed by God to fulfill a purpose that is outside of oneself, a purpose that brings glory to God and blesses others." Have you ever thought of your job that way, as a calling?

Where you and I are in our professional endeavors is not a mistake. The people we have the opportunity to interact with on a daily basis and to serve is not a mistake. It is a calling that has been placed on our lives for this season of life and we must simply decide whether we will answer the call.

I am reminded of Colossians 3:23 which says, "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not human masters." What if we approached our vocations that way every day? Instead of punching a time clock, instead of just trying to get through the day, we worked and did everything as though we were working for the Lord? Do you think things would change then?

When I was in high school I met a professional football player named Rob Taylor. Rob was an offensive lineman who had played at Northwestern during a time when they did not win a game...his entire time there. He then went on and played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...not the 2020 version that is going to the Super Bowl, but the version that did not win a game. Can you imagine, all the work and sacrifice that goes into being a Division I and NFL football player and never winning a game? I once asked Rob, "How do you do it? How do you stay motivated to keep going?" He looked at me and simply stated, "I picture Jesus sitting in the front row and I play for Him." Powerful! I want to work that way!

I think one of the real issues we have is we are real caught up in titles, status, etc. We don't look through the lens of how we can serve others or focus on truly making a difference in the life of another. We are concerned with our status, where we want to be, where we want to go, etc. And in doing so we are missing out on countless opportunities to love, care for, and serve others. I don't care the vocation, title, or position; if you interact with another human being you are being given the opportunity to love, care for, and serve another. Please, Dear Friends, let's shift the perspective. Let's take the focus off ourselves and however we are blessed to serve others, let's do it fully to the very best of our abilities. I fully understand that where you are today may not be where you ultimately want to be however I can also testify to the fact that if we honor where we are today, we will eventually end up where we want to be. Let's be great stewards of whatever role we are asked to play today. Let's work as though we are working for the Lord and not human masters. And let's love, care for, and serve every person we come into contact with to the very best of our ability. Let's answer our calling today!

I also want to encourage each of us with words that A.D. Posey once spoke, "Every day, live in a way that honors who you are." Powerful, isn't it? Every one of our lives has great value, meaning, and purpose...honor it! You have priorities...honor them! You have values, morals, and ethics...honor them! You have hopes, goals, and dreams...honor them!

As I sit here and type this I can't help but think that the reason many of us are sad, depressed, angry, etc. is because we are simply failing to honor who we are. We all know the feeling when we do something that does not line up with our purpose, priorities, values, and/or goals...and it does not feel good! Let's let this be a guardrail to keep us on the path to honoring who we are. Let's not compromise ourselves in chasing societal standards or status. I am reminded of the lyric in the Toby Mac song, "I don't want to gain the whole world and lose my soul."

Please Friends, today and every day, let's live our lives in a way that honors who we really are.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you or your family. I will always help you any way I can. You can reach me at kevin@whatwillyourinfluencebe.com.

Have a great day, a wonderful weekend, please stay well, and please cherish your precious families! :)

Kev