Made for Ministry
“Each believer has a unique place in the Body of Christ. Their gifts and talents, fueled by a passion to serve God, make them invaluable to the rest of the Body. When a believer is using his gifts and abilities to serve God, he gets a sense that this is what he was created to do. He is motivated from deep within to persevere despite trying circumstances. Joy overflows in him because he knows he is doing the work that God has called him to do. Every believer must find this place in the Body.”
I wrote that when I resigned from my first church. Now, that deep perseverance is driving me to reenter the ministry. It is what I was created to do. I already sense the overflowing joy even though I have yet to accept a new position. It is the joy that comes from being in God’s will.
Much has changed in me: naivety has become humility, confidence has become reliance, knowledge has become wisdom. I am no longer a newlywed. I am a father of two. My life has purpose and responsibilities far greater and deeper than ministry (though it is a form of ministry). On this verge of something new…
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland…(for) the people I formed for myself tat they may proclaim my praise.” Is. 43:18-19, 21
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