Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Ephesians 4:9-16
by: Susan Bond.
Some of us parts wonder what work we're to be about; others of us lack confidence to try out our gifts (The latter can find encouragement in Ephesians 1:3-14, 18-23; 2:6-10; and 3:14-21). It helps me when I consider that "it is God who works in [me] to will and to act according to his good purpose" (NIV, Philippians 2:13) and that if I trust in him with all of my heart, he will direct my paths (Proverbs 3:5,6).
For example, influenced by a friend who'd been asked by her pastor, "What would you do for God if you knew you wouldn't fail?" I presented my dream to God. Within hours, I received a phone call and an offer to work in a setting conducive to fulfilling that dream.