As I was driving around yesterday, one question kept hitting me: what do I love about ministry? When you define what you love you can truly begin to define what drives you. You can begin to see through what you love what it is that keeps you up at night.
What do you love?
What do you cherish?
Does your ministry envelop you? Does it make you want more? I think the reason many of us get bored with ministry is because we don't love it. It can't just be like any other job because the nature of ministry is so different. When we as ministers begin treating people like statistics or numbers we lose the very heart of the ministry.
I forced myself to really put out there what I love:
-I love seeing teenagers connect with God
-I love when teenagers ask questions that let you know they are getting it
-I love seeing people who were far from God become devoted followers of Him.
-I love being a pastor
So what is it for you? What drives you? What in your life makes you feel inadequate to accomplish the goals God has set for you? What intimidates you, making you do your very best? Seek God and see. When we discover what our love is, we discover the heart of God in our lives.
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