Life is not fair, but God is good. God is not fair, but He is just. He loves all of us equally, because the value of His love for each one of us is measured by the value of His Son. Jesus gave up His life for humanity.
When we understand His love for us 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, we will understand that His plan for us is also 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥. You and I have our unique assignment/race to run and fulfill in this life on earth.
𝐈 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. - Phil 3:14
As a marathon runner, you do not look behind at how the runners are running. Neither do you look at your sides to watch how others are running. You are to fix your eyes on the goal (the finishing line) and keep running your own race.
This is the same in the Kingdom. Once you discover your God-given assignment, you keep running after it. You don't look around and compare your assignment with others, because everyone's assignment is different. Only you can fulfill yours, and only they can fulfill theirs.
Envy and jealousy take place when we take our eyes off our assignment and start looking at what others are doing. You cannot do what others are doing. Others cannot do what you are doing. We are assigned to reach different people according to our assignment.
God is not looking at the quantity of the crowd or the sphere of influence (because the prince of the power of the air works through people to have massive influence too). 𝐇𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. At the end of the day, He will say, "Well done, My good and i̵n̵f̵l̵u̵e̵n̵t̵i̵a̵l̵ faithful servant."
Having said that, there is one thing for sure. 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 Mark 16:15-18 (Matt 28:19-20; Luke 24:46-47; John 20:21-23). It can be different expressions of the Great Commission, but it must encompass it.
This is the reason why the Bible doesn't mention which course you should take, or which job you should do. Because you can choose any as long as you fulfill the main thing ----- preaching & demonstrating the Gospel of the Kingdom. But if your job is preventing you from doing the main thing, then you need to re-evaluate if this is the right job, since it's not God's will for you to depart from the Great Commission.
Running your own race and going after it keep your heart at the right place so that you can start to celebrate other people's God-given assignments.
Criticising other people's God-given assignments only reveals that you haven't discovered yours. Hence, it might be worthwhile to get into the secret place of communion with Him to know His heart for you.
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