Tuesday, 12 December 2017
My Specific Place
Dr RJ Sing
“For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.”
Jesus said that if we have “faith as a mustard seed,” we can move a mountain. It is not the quantity of your Faith, but rather the quality, that matters. Faith is given to those who are realistic and humble. Why does God give you a specific measure of Faith? Because He has a specific place for you in the Body of Christ. He has ordained you to serve a specific function as a specific member of the Body of Christ.
The Faith He has given you is designed for your position in the body. If God wants you to be a hand, He will give you “hand” Faith. If He wants you to be an ear, He will give you “ear” Faith. If He wants you to be a toe, He will give you “toe” Faith. But if you are a toe and you are trying to be a nose, there will be a complete imbalance between what you are trying to do and the Faith that you have.
The reason is not that you do not have enough Faith, but that you are trying to use your Faith for something, for which it was not meant to be used. It was given for the specific job and place you have in the body of believers. If you are always struggling for Faith, you are probably trying to do the wrong job. You are a hand trying to be a foot, or a foot trying to be a hand. This is God’s way of guiding you into your place.
From the December 2017 issue, themed Jesus the Lord of My Life.
