Keep On Going

1 Chronicles 19:13 "Be strong, and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his sight."

 

Honest truth? Ministry can take a toll on you. 

 

I have seen many people become weary and even give up throughout my years of ministry.  Hearing about leaders falling in sin or just giving up on ministry is not uncommon. Even myself at times I have been overwhelmed by the battle and I say 'battle' because we are in a battle. We are fighting against principalities and powers of darkness in ministry and sometimes I have come to the point where I just want throw in the towel.

 

Evaluating our schedules, the amount of people in need, as well as all the resources required, can almost put a person in the crazy house. Notice that I said 'evaluating' because in the midst of the battle if we are focused on the purpose, the people and cities of our God, then the Lord will do what's good in his sight and he will give us the strength we need to be victorious. But we live in a planned out, strategic society and we always try to contemplate the tasks before us. Don't get me wrong it's good to plan, budget and even at times evaluate, but when you start to allow the heaviness of the work to frighten you, that is when you will become weak to the point of retreat.

 

We need to remember our position to the Call of Duty and that we are called to be servants and soldiers.  Both those positions are selfless positions with selfless duties.  A soldier doesn't go fight a war for his own benefit, rather he fights it for his nation, the cities of our God. A servant doesn't serve for what he can get out of it, rather he has no rights and has to do what the master requires him to do; he is doing it for the people.

 

Once we catch the purpose of ministry without evaluating our own dilemmas then we will realize that the Lord will do what is good in his sight. We will then muster up the strength to be strong and fight bravely because we are not doing it for ourselves, but rather for our people and the cities of our God!

 

Every decision a person in ministry makes affects more than themselves because ministry is about the people we are serving. There are people and cities waiting for you to catch your purpose in order for victory to come to their lives. Ultimately, you can't do it on your own, you need to pull on the power of the Holy Spirit.

 

Don't give up. Be strong and fight bravely!

 

KEEP ON GOING!