It is natural for us to wonder what is our purpose in life. Paul's was to preach Christ where no one had heard of him before. He was one of the first missionaries (2 Timothy 3:10; Romans 15:20-21). Yet he writes to the Thessalonians "Make it your aim to live quiet lives, mind your own business, and work with your own hands (1 Thessalonians 4:11).
We are not to compare our spiritual gifts and ministries to one another with a covetous eye, but fulfill the life to which God has called us. We all follow the same Lord and obey the same Word, but we do not always share the same tasks (Romans 12:1-8).
