Sometimes we as believers strive to find our calling and where the puzzle piece of our lives fit into this world. I think it happens a lot that we become anxious about our calling and living it out. We see and hear of others who do great things for God and some God uses mightily... (but maybe not you).
Its then easy for the "common" believer to feel left out and overlooked by God and then start to look at our works and what we have accomplished. This leads to feeling inferior, or prideful - a sick and worldly comparison.
But, you are the salt of the earth...
Salt adds taste to food, it also keeps meat from spoiling. We are believers, whether we perform massive things for God or not, are still the salt of the earth. Even if you do not say or do anything special, you are still the light of the world - exactly the same as the mighty prophet and the faith healer - there is exactly no difference.
Salt and light is what we are called to be. And we who are saved are already the salt and the light in this dark world. The problem is that we lose sight of this the harder we try to be something else.
Knowing this, gives us courage and motivation to just "be" who we "are".
"You are not of this world, but you are in this world". If you feel that you do not belong here and that you do not fit in with everything that is going on around you, don't sweat it, this is not your home. While we are journeying through this temporal life, we are sons and daughters of heaven walking amongst the darkness on this earth. We shine and we permeate everything around us by just being who we are - citizens of heaven, passing through.. Salt an light.
The doing part follows naturally and effortlessly and differently for each person after finding out who they truly are. So stop comparing yourself with someone else. Our comparing is usually based on the doing part and we forget that we are all one in Christ. No male nor female, slave or free, black or white, little believer or powerful preacher.
Be free and know that you are a christian. The word actually means, "a little Christ". You ARE a brother and sister of Christ and the spirit of the creator lives within you and me.
Colossians 3: 1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
