the walk of the call(ed)

o.k. this has been a tremendous week. We welcomed our 2nd child, and 1st girl into our family. How exciting! Mia arrived with joy last week and everything's kind of crazy at home. Both kids need attention and when the whining starts, the patience stops. But, not always.

therefore i, the prisioner of the Lord, implore you to
walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you were called - with all
humility and gentleness, and patience, showing tolerance for one another in love
(ephesians 4:1-2).

Wow! Talk about a wake up call. The call to follow is not a call to think selfishly - it is a call to think of others. How do you follow without thinking of someone else? But a bigger question, and what I am still grappling with is this: I have a great call, from the great, awesome God. What walk is worthy of Him? What walk is worshipful and glorious and awesome and humble and patient and tolerant all at the same time? It's not the walk of the snubbed nosed, "I'm better than you" elitist, nor is it the walk of the foolish. It is a walk sold out to Christ. Willing to love the un-lovable, do the impossible, and care for the careless. It is powered by a new heart that, though different, is not exclusive, but rather beats in love for others to join the walk - a kind of follow the leader. THE leader.