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As you discover your assignment, you may be tempted to compare it with someone else’s and/or try to estimating your place/rank on a nonexistent spiritual ladder. Be very careful. To do so is to take your focus off of Christ and put it on the assignment itself.
Sure, some assignments might carry more responsibility than others or garner more respect/honor from people, but all are essential to His plan. As Jesus’ Holy Spirit is at the heart of every assignment, equipping and working through each believer, no assignment is any more/less important than any other.
Back in Paul’s day, in the Jewish community, ministering to other Jews would have seemed a more important job than ministering among the Gentiles, but Paul disagreed, reminding them that all ministry is equal.
Comparing ourselves to one another would be okay if our ultimate goal was to become like other believers, but it isn’t. Our goal is to become like Christ. This being true, we should only ever compare ourselves to Him, allowing Him to judge our progress and work and the progress and work of others. Competition within the Body is counterproductive and causes us to become proud, judgmental, envious, and/or discouraged. It causes division that hinders the ministry of Jesus Christ.
Respond to the following in your journal:
Do you struggle with comparing yourself to others? Does it help to know that no assignment is any more important than another? Explain.
What did you learn through Bible study today?
How were you encouraged? How were you challenged?
About this Plan
Welcome! We are so excited that you want to explore God’s unique plan for your life. Remember, ultimately, the goal of this reading plan is not to figure out what your future job might be, but to hear from God about what it means to be called, so make sure to give it your best effort! Enjoy the journey! Here are just a few tips as you jump in: • Come prepared mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. • Shut out all distractions. • Start with prayer. Keep communication between you and God open and easy by confessing any unconfessed sin, accepting His forgiveness, and asking Him to speak to your heart through Bible study. • Take your time. Read all of the verses listed, listen for God’s voice. You may want to write in a journal as you go so you can track your spiritual progress and remember what God says to you.
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We would like to thank Angela Sanders, the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, and their youth ministry group for providing this plan. For more information, please visit: skopos.org/discovery
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