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Discipleship Focus: Competency
- Competency: Being able to accomplish what one is called to do.
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Thessalonians 3 is Paul’s natural conclusion from the guidance that he offered
in the opening two chapters. Paul tells
us that we should work. We should not
mooch off of the people around us. We
should not take advantage of the people around us. We should not seek a position of high status
so that we can live off of the people below us.
We should all work for what we want.
This is
really an issue of competency. We all
have the capacity. With God, we also all
have the character needed to do our part.
The question that remains for all of us to ask ourselves is if we are
competent enough to actually do it. Can
we actually do what needs to be done?
God does
not give us the character to do what is right without giving us the ability to
do what is right. God does not call us
to a life that we cannot actually live.
God does not set anything outside of our reach. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t things
that are outside of our reach. But what
it does mean is that if God puts something into our life He will put it within
our ability to grasp it.
Thus, we
work. Paul tells us to work. Paul tells us to do our best and to earn our
keep. In doing this, we also become an
example and a role-model for others. This
is why Paul also talks about imitation.
If people see us working for what we desire to have, it may just inspire
someone else to also work hard for what they want as well.
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