A little girl playing in a garden noticed a beautiful flower planted in a rough soil patch. “A flower this pretty shouldn’t be in such messy dirt,” she thought. She pulled the flower up by its roots and washed it, but the flower wilted and died. The gardener, upset by what happened, asked her why. She replied she didn’t like the flower in the dirt, to which the gardener explained it needed to be in that “dirty” soil so it could grow into one of his finest flowers.

In whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God.

I Corinthians 7:24

In today’s verse, Paul was addressing the church at Corinth. Because Christianity seemed revolutionary at the time, some were ready to change or abandon their current situations. Paul reminded them to remain where God had placed them and to live for Jesus there.

Today, Christians are called to do the same. Happiness and success don’t depend on who you are in the world, but on who you are in Christ. Don’t imagine if you were in a different situation it would be easier to follow God. Instead, seek to exhibit your faith in your everyday calling. Pray, too, for America’s leaders who know Christ as Lord to remain firm in their faith in God.

Recommended Reading: I Timothy 6:3-12