Walk Worthy of Your Calling
Robert Dawson
Ephesians 4.1-6
After his Sunday message, the pastor of a church in London got on the trolley Monday morning to go back to his study downtown. He paid his fare, and the trolley driver gave him too much change.
The pastor sat down and fumbled the change and looked it over, counted it eight or ten times. And, you know the rationalization, 'It's wonderful how God provides.' He realized he was tight that week and this was just about what he would need to break even or at least enough for his lunch. He wrestled with himself all the way to his trolley stop that led to his office.
And finally he came to the stop and he got up, couldn't live with himself, walked up to the trolley driver, and said, 'Here, you gave me too much change. You made a mistake.' The driver said, 'No, it was no mistake. You see, I was in your church last night when you spoke on honesty, and I thought I would put you to the test - Paul Lee Tan, Encyclopedia of 7,700 Illustration.
Our actions and identity always go together. They define, not our words or stated beliefs, who we really are. Our actions/life is the greatest indicator of what we believe and who we are at the very core of our being.
By the same token, who we determine ourselves to be (how we define ourselves) is at the very core of our being and will determine how we view life, how we react to the various twists and turns of life and how we live the day to day down and gritty routines of life.
There is an inseparable link between the two. Take for instance...
Four year old Johnny had a rough day. His 2 year old sister has pestered him all day long and taken every toy he could get his hands on. On the way to see dad who was coming in from work he trips and falls and doesn't even get a scratch, no blood and no bruise but he goes to pieces and cries more than is warranted. Dad walks over, picks Johnny up and says Johnny you are a big boy now act like. It. Who Johnny is, a bi ...
Robert Dawson
Ephesians 4.1-6
After his Sunday message, the pastor of a church in London got on the trolley Monday morning to go back to his study downtown. He paid his fare, and the trolley driver gave him too much change.
The pastor sat down and fumbled the change and looked it over, counted it eight or ten times. And, you know the rationalization, 'It's wonderful how God provides.' He realized he was tight that week and this was just about what he would need to break even or at least enough for his lunch. He wrestled with himself all the way to his trolley stop that led to his office.
And finally he came to the stop and he got up, couldn't live with himself, walked up to the trolley driver, and said, 'Here, you gave me too much change. You made a mistake.' The driver said, 'No, it was no mistake. You see, I was in your church last night when you spoke on honesty, and I thought I would put you to the test - Paul Lee Tan, Encyclopedia of 7,700 Illustration.
Our actions and identity always go together. They define, not our words or stated beliefs, who we really are. Our actions/life is the greatest indicator of what we believe and who we are at the very core of our being.
By the same token, who we determine ourselves to be (how we define ourselves) is at the very core of our being and will determine how we view life, how we react to the various twists and turns of life and how we live the day to day down and gritty routines of life.
There is an inseparable link between the two. Take for instance...
Four year old Johnny had a rough day. His 2 year old sister has pestered him all day long and taken every toy he could get his hands on. On the way to see dad who was coming in from work he trips and falls and doesn't even get a scratch, no blood and no bruise but he goes to pieces and cries more than is warranted. Dad walks over, picks Johnny up and says Johnny you are a big boy now act like. It. Who Johnny is, a bi ...
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