Walk in your calling

"If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow Me." - John 21:22 

Jesus has just revealed to Peter that Peter will one day die for his faith. Peter asked Jesus about John and whether he would die also. Jesus reacted sharply to Peter's comment. He basically told Peter to not worry about John. John's role or purpose in life was none of Peter's business. All Peter had to do was worry about doing what God had called him to do

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In His discussion with Peter, Jesus was getting at the very heart of the matter of a person's calling. Peter was worried about whether his friend John was going to get the same lot in life as he was. Jesus told him it should not be his concern. He was to concern himself only with one thing: his own calling before God.

Are you tempted to compare yourself with others? Be careful. The end of that is predictable. It will make you make you dissatisfied with the path in life God has called you to walk. "Man, that guy has it so much easier than I do. If only God would do for me what He has done for him." 

Don't worry about what God is doing with others. That is not your concern. Concentrate on discerning His will for your life. You busy yourself with that and you won't have time to think about what God is doing with someone else. And by the way it will keep envy from taking roots in your soul as well.