There is a phrase about ‘if you want a job doing give it to a busy person’.  Although there is a certain amount of truth in it, one of the things that I have noticed in life is that we can easily start to get our importance from what we do rather than from who we are.

This week I have been mulling over Ephesians 4 where Paul says this.  “11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up”.  What Paul is saying is that we all have a job to do and a role to play.

One person can’t do everything.  A leader of a church can’t do everything and was never meant to.  A CEO of a business doesn’t do everything and was never meant to.  As followers of Jesus he has roles for all of us, but our importance doesn’t come from what we do for him, but what he says of us. 

If you are feeling overwhelmed by what you are doing, perhaps this week God is calling you to lay something down??   If you are looking to other people to do all the jobs and fulfil all the roles maybe he is asking you to step up??

Have a great week.

Tim