Faithfully doing what God has given us to do

Watch! Be alert! For you don’t know when the time is coming.

It is like a man on a journey, who left his house, gave authority to his servants, gave each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to be alert.

Therefore be alert, since you don’t know when the master of the house is coming… (Mark 13:33-35)

The master “gave authority to his servants, gave each one his work.”

Those words caught my attention. Jesus will return to this earth someday. But in the meantime, he has given each of us work to do. More, he’s given us the authority to do so.

We don’t have to wait for someone to give us permission to do the work he’s assigned to us. All we need to do is be faithful and do it.

Recently, I’ve been thinking about myself. I try to be faithful with what God’s entrusted me. But I have noticed times when I lack confidence. When I fear failure. And because of that, I sometimes hesitate in doing the things God’s asking me to do.

That’s what I need to push past. That’s where I’m seeking to grow. I want to boldly do whatever God asks of me with no fear.

How about you? What work has God given you? Who has he put in your life to touch? And are you being faithful?

Lord, as I wait for your return, let me be faithful in what you’ve given me to do.