I don’t believe in one and done, I tend to believe that we have many assignments throughout our lives – big ones and little ones. Some will require a great deal of faith and trust and others will be simpler but all are important – there is no such thing as an insignificant assignment. And I believe that the assignments demonstrate our previous faithfulness and the Lord’s trust in us (Luke 16:10). Though, admittedly, it is sometimes difficult to wrap one’s mind around the fact that the Lord trusts us.
Somehow I also think that these assignments are (can be?) daily and not always a long term involvement. And I think our choices play the major role in this. While we may not have the choice over what the assignment may be I do think we have the choice to accept it or not. The problem is that whatever is asked is not ‘make work’ but something that needs to be accomplished. If we don’t accept the assignment then it will be offered to another, along with the blessing/reward.
I would also caution that you should never enter into an assignment thoughtlessly. Because assignments are important we should also determine that we should approach our role with the intention of completing the assignment. Even when you believe what is asked of you isn’t important, that’s not your decision – yours is to accept or not. Sometimes what is not seen is that you are part of a much larger picture and are one piece of attaining the goal.
My scriptural foundation for this belief comes from, among many: we are His workmanship (Ephesians 2:10), He has a plan for us…for a future (Jeremiah 29:11), faithful in the little things (Matthew 25:21) – and these are only the obvious ‘evidences’. We are all called. We all have assignmentS. We are never asked to do more than we are able, but we may be asked to operate on a level of faith we may not be aware we have.
