Walk Worthy of Your Calling

Paul's words to Timothy:
 "But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power." (2Tim.3:1-5)

Does this not sound like the world today? Does this not sound just like the so-called "Emerging church"? And I use the term very 'loosely'. Church is the TRUE body of Christ, and we've gotten so far from living Christ-like that there seems to be little resemblence left.
"Love one another as I have loved you..." What kind of love do we see today? SELF-love.

And one of them, a doctor of the Law, putting him to the test, asked him, "Master, which is the great commandment in the Law?" Jesus said to him, "'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind.' This is the greatest and the first commandment. And the second is like it, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.' On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets." (Matthew 22:35-40)


Philippians 2:3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.
How OFTEN do we REALLY put others ahead of ourselves? Really? We ought to prefer one another above ourselves.  Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another. Romans 12:10

How do we accomplish this? Love God. Love people. Love one another above yourself.
If you find yourself completely at odds with the body of Christ.....maybe you should look to home first.
Beginning at Jerusalem......God intended an order of the family: God first. Spouses and Children next. The church. Work. When we keep God's perfect order things just fall into place!
You say you have to work to eat. True. You say you have no time for God, home, wife/husband, children. FALSE.
Prioritize and SEE how much time you can actually spend with family! It's the exact same principle as tithing....you give away to receive. God says HE will pour out a blessing that you can't contain....AND He will REBUKE the DEVOURER for your sake! ( Malachai 3:11) The one who devours your money, your increase, your time, your home, your walk with Him, your spiritual life, your energy, everything you work so hard for...... the DEVOURER, SATAN will be REBUKED for you WHEN you put God first, family next, and so on.
Some actually put ministry and church family ahead of their OWN family......not the way it should be.....LOVE begins at HOME! 
1 Timothy 5:8 - But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. Why are we taught (and say it rotely!) THY will be done?



We usually don't really mean it or we'd take the time to study the principles God has told us over and over IN His Word.....will work in our favor.
Want favor? Obey God. Seek HIS will in honesty and with right intent.

Prayer:
God I pray honestly, THY will be done. Help me to seek You daily and to walk in the Way You have chosen for me from the foundation of the world.......You have not hidden Your will for us!
Isaiah 30:21

"And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the Way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left."
I realize that You know best and care about me in every aspect of my life. I thank You with all my heart!
Help me to have a healthy balance in ministry and personal family life. Help me to know that when I ignore home and children for any reason, I have become out of balance in my personal walk with You!
THY WILL BE DONE.