Episode 114: Enjoy Your Ministry

 

Episode 114: Enjoy Your Ministry

 

Focusing on the hard parts and the parts of ministry that suck the life out of you will turn you negative about all of ministry.  But there is so much good

 

Jeremiah 29:11  11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Your call to ministry was given by God in order to bless you.  He wants you to be blessed and have joy.

 

God didn't call you to ministry in order to punish you.  God gave you your ministry as a gift to bless you.

 

We get used to talking negatively about ministry.  We talk about the hard things and the parts we don't enjoy - but maybe its time to focus on the parts we do enjoy.

 

Enjoy the parts that energize you

• What do you do on a weekly basis that gets you excited?
• What things do you get to do that cause you to really smile?

 

Enjoy the right now

• Sometimes we get so caught up looking to the future - that we forget to enjoy what is happening today.

 

Enjoy the people

• The people are the blessing - There are some that cause us trouble - but there are so many more who are an absolute blessing.  Focus on those.

 

Enjoy the place

• They say the grass is always greener somewhere else
• The reality is the grass is always greener over the septic tank
• every place has its problems. 
• look around and count the blessings of where you are now.

 

God has placed you where you are today in order to gift you and grow you!

 

Every place of ministry can be better.  Let us come and help you see the blessings and the potential.