When you received Christ as your Lord and Savior, you received the power and presence of his Holy Spirit in your life. Every Christian is called to be a minister and is spiritually gifted to serve their calling. Your ministry is a high priority to God, and, like Paul, we should consider completing our ministry as our priority—more precious than anything else in our lives.

It is common in our culture to think that only those called into full-time ministry, like Paul, should have that priority. But God has gifted and equipped all of his children with his Holy Spirit. Each of us has been called to “testify to the gospel of the grace of God.” Scripture describes those who serve full time but assigns discipleship to everyone.

Understanding your spiritual gifting will help you know how the Lord is most likely calling you to serve him. When are you most likely to share your faith? What is that thing you do that is not your doing but the work of Jesus through you? When have your “works” caused people to want to know your Lord?

Every Christian has been uniquely gifted to fulfill God’s calling in their life. We should make it a high priority to understand how we are gifted so that we can be faithful to serve him and “finish the course and the ministry” we have received from the Lord.

Your ministry is God’s high priority. God’s priorities are wisdom. Are you wisely focused on fulfilling God’s calling in your life? Through his Spirit, Jesus has gifted you to serve him. Our ministry is an eternal priority until we have finished the course and crossed the finish line into heaven.