Vocation in God's Kingdom

After a person as come to the full realization of the salvation brought by Christ on the cross. The next thing realize, which will lead to action, is realizing that you are called by God to do all things to the glory of his new. If, as a believer, I have died to this world and raised with christ, the next step is to being to live in this world as one who does all things to Christ and the for the advancement of the gospel. Sad to say though, it is clear that there are still people (lots of people) who think that to become a Christian just means going to church and taking the name of Christ and tagging it on anything. Sure people life their lives without a care of what's going on in the world. The idea of being like Christ, loving Justice and caring for orphans and widow in their distress is lost on them. To them, the Christian faith is just a system establish to make their life better and more comfortable.

This, of cause is a tragedy because the Christian life is so much more fulfilling than just living comfortably. As children of God, we are called to take is name to all parts of the world, that, also includes our vocations. As a student, I see it as my calling to learn all that the Lord will teach me (by Himself or means of other people) so that I can, in turn, take my knowledge and use it to take the gospel to all that would listen. It is heartbreaking the see the trend of selfish ambitions continue to permeate the American culture. It seems parent, rather then encourage their children to life for Christ, are encouraging them to pursuit a life of comfort. It, further makes me sad that those who pursuit a life of comfort are reformed people. Being a reformed person myself, I can not imagine (better yet, I don't make to imagine) finishing school, just getting a job and living comfortably with a wife and kids while the world is "Literally" perishing, when the call to take them the answer was giving to me by the God i claim to serve to the point of death. I just don't see how those who do it, do it.