Ephesians 4:1-2 I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Each of us has a calling by Our Heavenly Father and you can be sure it is to give of ourselves. Whether it is to give affirmations to those in fear or sorrow or to give financially to those who are poor, we are to be givers. There is a flow associated with giving and receiving and it is a flow of life (zoe). Communication is a flow between two people, one giving a thought and the other receiving the thought. This blog is a communication. A word of kindness and affirmation could be the most important act you do today.
“To walk worthy” indicates a choice. Paul is urging us to take the path of righteousness and to be a vessel of honor. How do we walk in righteousness? We must walk with all humility, gentleness, patience, and most of all bearing with one another in love. Our Heavenly Father has sent His Most Holy Spirit to lead and guide us on a daily basis. This in itself indicates that there is no place where His Spirit in not. HIS Spirit is everywhere, there is no empty space. Everyone and everything is connected. Our Heavenly Father hears our prayers for HE is not in some distant universe but HIS Spirit embraces every nook and cranny. As we gain the revelation of Love, we will walk worthy.
If we have a calling, then we must be empowered with gifts to fulfill that calling. Each of us was formed with “intent” just as each angel was formed with an intent. When Our Heavenly Father formed us in the womb of our mother, there was a Divine intent written in all of our GOD particles that make up our bodies. Those particles belong to us and they are held together by Love. This mysterious magnetic attraction keeps these particles in unison and they group together in specialized functions to form the human body. These smallest of particles can act as a wave or a particle, depending on their mandate. Each particle has an intent associated with it. When that intent is perverted, those particles are hindered. This perversion converts the natural magnetic attraction with force. The force can simply be our will to walk away from our calling and extinguish the flow of Life with the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and/or the pride of life.
We are called to walk worthy of the LORD, unto all, being fruitful in every good work, increasing in the knowledge of GOD. Be a fruit inspector. Look at yourself in the mirror. Open up your checkbook and see if you are a giver. Open up your personal diary and see who you last ministered to. Open up your calendar and see where you have been spending your time. Are you interrupting the flow of Life? Are you sucking the life out of someone else, draining their resources that could be directed toward someone else? Yes, it is important to receive in time of need but if you are always in need, you must ask yourself if you have failed to listen to Our Heavenly Father. If you have failed to listen then stop, repent, be quiet, listen. HIS grace and mercy is sufficient to put you back on the path of your calling.