The Upside-Down Kingdom and life more abundant. (1 Corinthians 27-31)

Sorry again about the cheeky bit at the end, I regretted saying it as soon as the worlds were out of my lips. What makes us special is HIM. The breath is barrows and the Muchness within us is the work of HIS hand. We're not meant to boast, we're meant to praise. And that isn't to say we don't compliment each other, it is that we lift each other up. Other-centric rather than self. The world wants to "toot it's own horn" rather than enjoying the beauty of the symphony. GOD conducts it and calls us to each play the part HE has for us as HIS children. Preacher, Teacher, Prophet, Apostle, Evangelist, etc, just to name a few! When we do the Work HE has for us, rather than the "work" of the world. It is naturally other-centered, and will show up in every part of life. Cause it's not just about what we do, it's about WHO we do it for. And if we are doing it for HIM, doing it from the place of trusting that when we are called, and HE does call, we respond as Samuel did, "Here I am, send me." A heart of trust and a faith that HE Can because HE IS. From that heart, that root, we bear much fruit. First from the walking-dead to alive, then to New Creation, the real us we are always meant to be, and in the middle, the pruning where we go from living to being alive. From the survival in the world to thriving in the face of it.