2 Corinthians 5: 14-15 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.

Once you are saved, you will find yourself contemplating your purpose in the Kingdom from time to time. That is a good thing. The Holy Spirit will have conversations with you as you study the Word and seek to express your faith in tangible ways. Do not allow yourself to become confused. The Holy Spirit does not create confusion so you can be sure that if there is confusion it comes from your unwillingness to yield to his leading. He will always lead you to do only what is pleasing to God.

You, like every believer, have been given a ministry of reconciliation. (2 Corinthians 5:18-19). Your ministry begins with those closest to you. This includes that squealing infant God has placed in your care or the boss you consider insufferable. I had a wise mother-in-law. When I had my first child, I was straining at the bit to get back to teaching Sunday school. One day she said to me, “You know, right now your mission field is that child in your arms.” Your current circumstances are allowed by God with purpose. (See Jeremiah 29:11).  Yield and do the small things his Spirit prompts you to do. This is because your life has to demonstrate what you believe before what you say can begin to have a positive effect on those around you.

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