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Romans 8:30

And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

There is a part in all of us that wants to shine.

When I was young and played basketball, I didn’t dream about playing on a Saturday in a C-grade competition. I dreamt about playing in the NBA. In my backyard, I won scoring titles, MVP awards, Championship rings and gold medals. Unfortunately, I was not called to the NBA (darn my short parents)!

It’s a shame when anyone believes they’ll never be anybody. And it’s a shame when in the name of spiritual maturity or church unity, people are told that they shouldn’t shine. No wonder that people strive in their own strength to achieve something of worth and value, even if it is what the world tells them is worthwhile and valuable.

It is God that has placed a great sense of plan and purpose in your heart. And it is only God that will take you to the fullness of it.

When you are doing what you have been called to (in your job, studies and ministry), He will glorify you.

Don’t think about life as what you have and don’t have to do, but what is it that you have been called to?

Prayer for this week: Father, thank you for your love that sees everything I’m not and still qualifies me to do great things! Father, I can be confident in what you can do through me. I have not been called just to be saved but to something much greater. Speak to me and direct my steps.