Identify and walk in your function like Paul did

“Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ,” (Eph. 3:8)

You function best in your area of gifting

We all have different gifts in order to serve God and function best in whatever area of calling God has placed us in. For instance, the Apostle Paul, in the passage above, knew that God had given him the grace to preach to the gentiles. Paul focused his energy  on his area of calling, therefore, he excelled in it. 

Serve God well with your gifts

“In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. (Rom. 12:6-8 NLT)

Each member belongs to all the others

“For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. “ (Rom 12:3-5)

Therefore…

“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” (1 Thess. 5:11 ESV)