Your calling
Your calling as a Christian is not a job title, or some great work to do. Your calling as a Christian is to love others. Now that seems obvious, no? Even unbelievers may have heard that Christians are to love one another. But why, then, aren't there more of us? I will never forget an incident when I spoke at a Women's Retreat. I don't remember exactly what I said, but I mentioned something to the effect that if we were truly loving each other as Christ loves us, the churches would be packed to the gills! The lost would be so drawn to us/Christ, they would be getting saved. Our example of loving each other would win and woo them to Christ. Because His love draws and attracts. What happened next is what I will never forget. Literally half of the women applauded and yelped for joy in agreement. The other half sat there, arms crossed, stony-faced, looking not too pleased. Visually, they were literally split down the middle - one half on the left, the other on the