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Wisdom on Vocation from Charles Spurgeon
“God is glorified by our serving Him in our proper vocations. Take care, dear reader, that you do not forsake the path of duty by leaving your occupation, and take care you do not dishonour your profession while in it. Think little of yourselves, but do not think too little of your callings. Every lawful trade may be sanctified by the gospel to noblest ends. Turn to the Bible, and you will find the most menial forms of labour connected either with most daring deeds of faith, or with persons whose lives have been illustrious for holiness. Therefore be not discontented with your calling. Whatever God has made your position,…
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The Hero Complex
In many ways, this is a “part two” to the article I posted on Monday. In Monday’s article, An Odd Social Distancing Phenomenon, I talked about how this past year God taught me that my physical and mental capabilities have limits. Those limits are good and when I recognize them, I bring glory to God by relying on Him instead of myself. God made me and you with limits so we can learn to lean on His strength instead of our own. As I wrote Monday’s article, I started to realize I missed an important component to the overexertion equation. I never discussed why I overexerted myself in the first…