All of us are called to wear many hats in our lives. Yes, we each have a primary calling but that does not exclude us from other tasks and responsibilities. A child eats, drinks, sleeps, plays, and learns. Later the child is introduced to school and is required to master several areas of study in order to move to a higher grade. This is true in all areas of life. Our Heavenly Father provided us at least 66 books of the Bible, each one focusing on multiple areas of study. In addition, we receive frequent training and revelation from HIS Spirit. We are to become well rounded individuals as we move toward maturity.
My career was no different. I held several diverse positions in business, each one selected by HIM. I was content with being a banker yet HE moved me to IBM. There I was content as well but HE further moved me into other positions in other companies. This is true for all of us. We are called to be multi-faceted in HIS expressed image. HE has many names, each representing a different aspect of HIS Character: Savior, Healer, Mighty Counselor Deliverer… Would you want HIM to be any less?
Each of us has a primary calling but we need to be careful that we don’t forego the multi-faceted aspects of that calling. If we try to narrow our focus too much, we will do nothing. If we try to expand it too much, we will be ineffective. The key is balance or moderation in all things.
A fundamental Law in Scripture is seedtime and harvest. It is interwoven throughout Scripture.
Genesis 8:22
“While the earth remains,
Seedtime and harvest,
Cold and heat,
Winter and summer,
And day and night
Shall not cease.”
“While the earth remains” provides us a perspective of how long this law will be employed. It is simple: you reap what you sow:
If you sow nothing, your reap nothing
If you sow Love, you reap Love
If you sow discord, you reap discord
If you sow isolation, you reap isolation
If you sow financially, you reap financially
If you take, you are taken from
The list is as long as resources and characteristics of mankind.
A caveat to sowing and reaping must be mentioned. Some people think that you can create a formula out of this law. It will not work. The subtle aspect of this Law includes “intent”. There is a Divine Intent behind a seed. It must and will produce after its own kind The Intent is carried inside the seed and is reflected in the fruit. If you sow money strictly to get more money, your intent is greed and scarcity. You are actually sowing scarcity and will reap greater scarcity in your life. This is why we must seek first the Kingdom of Our Heavenly Father and HIS righteousness. THEN all these things will be added unto us. When we sow with the proper intent, we will reap the proper reward.
As you walk in Love, you are assured of having the proper intent directing your sowing. Those who are called to serve at the pleasure of Our Heavenly Father must expect to do things that are not necessarily in their comfort zone. As we grow we must endure stress, trials, and tests. We are given tasks that don’t appear to align themselves with our calling. We must consider that there are lessons to be learned in all that we are exposed to throughout our walk. It may be days, months, or years before we can appreciate those tasks we were confronted with.
HIS ways are higher than our ways and we must embrace those challenges before us, knowing that HE has designed a perfect training plan for our individual paths toward maturity and perfection. Embrace each challenge, learn from it, and move on to greater maturity.
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.