Who doesn’t want to be successful when you are in ministry? If God called you to do something for His Kingdom, you want to be your best and do outstanding work to bless God and His people. There’s nothing wrong with that.
But the problem sometimes is you don’t always see the results or outcome of your ministry right away. You would love to see what you did was practical and made an impact on somebody’s life. You might even feel that what’s worth if you can’t see the result. Let’s stop for a second and think.
Is that your problem? Continue reading “Ministry 101 – Is that your problem?”
Children often redirect parents or teachers’ attention to someone else when they get caught doing something that they shouldn’t be. Your sin-nature doesn’t like to carry any responsibility that you need to answer for it. It’s much easier to put it on someone else and make yourself look better. From the first man and the woman, Adam and Eve, human nature doesn’t like to take responsibility to yourself, but blame others or make them the center of the problem.
He said unless he can see Jesus with his eyes and touch Him with his hands, he won’t believe it. But that’s not what the bible says about faith. After he had close fellowship with Jesus, what did sweep him away to unbelief? 
Have you noticed that the more you carry a more significant responsibility in the Kingdom, you lose more people to pat on your back? We all need encouragement sometimes. But the more you become a leader of some sort, and then you encourage others more than you receive. You are the one to feed others with encouragement. How about your needs?
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. In him, you say, Yes, and he comes to live in you. Therefore, you have no trail in life forever and more. Amen. – You and I Wishing version 
Have you ever had a person in your life who seems to be “know-it-all?” It could be a person in your family, a friend, or a co-worker. I hope you are not “the one.” How did you feel about the person if you had one?
Nobody likes discomfort, pain, or stretch. But everyone loves comfort. If nothing changes and stays the same, every outcome is predictable, and under your control, that would be a perfectly comfortable life. As you know, that’s not realistic. You will wish the same in your ministry as well. But do you know how dangerous comfort is for your ministry?
Doing the ministry in God’s kingdom isn’t always easy. Not only do you have to deal with your weakness and shortcomings, but you will face those people in your family who don’t believe God you serve or what you stand. It’s a disappointment that you will sense time to time when that happens in your ministry life.
Do you know what makes a difference in your life for positive or negative? That is recognizing what’s wrapping around your mind, emotion, sight, and belief. What wrapping your being makes how you do your life. The problem is not everybody has the right wrappings for their lives, and that is creating confusion.
Have you ever wished if your Christian walk is a bit easier than what you are experiencing? You might wonder why God will allow you to walk through hardship, what you did wrong, or what you could do to fix it. How could the good God let you face the battles in your life when you are walking with faithfully? Even if you are feeling like being defeated and hopeless, here’s the truth you need to remember.
Live with Purpose 