2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,
4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.
5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
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one of Paul's last statements to Timothy was to "fulfill your ministry". We are each gifted with something and are all called to serve the Body of Christ. I think Paul was reminding Timothy that no mater how difficult situations were or would become we still have a calling.
For this day and age, I think it may be better interpreted, regardless of how busy you are, we have a calling that we need to be actively engaged in.
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