If you are serving or will serve in any ministry at church,
this blog was written specifically for you. I wanted to share with you one of
the most important lessons I learned in ministry, and in this way, spare you
the painful seasons I had to go through!
What I have learned is as simple as this: GOD IS THE ONE WHO PROMOTES
US. There are many people who serve in
the ministry and have great dreams for the ministry, but until they understand
this principle, they will be forever miserable.
People who don’t understand this important lesson expect people to give
them a position or something that is aligned with their dreams; however, in doing
so, they depend on people to promote them. But people are not perfect. People make mistakes. When we depend on
people for our dreams to come true, we will be disappointed. We will live
frustrated because what we desire to see in our ministry isn’t happening. And
that is the worst place to be in!
But let me tell you this, if God has given you a dream, and
you are living in obedience to Him, there is NOTHING and NO ONE that will stop
that dream from coming true. God does
not depend on people to do His Will; He uses people, but does not depend on
them. He is not sitting on his throne waiting for people to finally get a clue.
He makes his move so clearly. And when he wants something, he will do it,
because He is God. When God wants
something for you, believe me, it will happen. Looking at the example of Joseph in the bible
we realize that it was because of God that Joseph ended up as the second most important man on the planet. If the fulfillment of Joseph's dreams would have depended on people,
Joseph would have died a slave. If the realization of David's calling had depended on people, the bad reputation his father gave him would have stopped his ministry
as king of Israel.
So let me spare you the frustration that comes from expecting promotion from people If it is INDEED
a God given dream, and he has placed that desire in you, HE WILL make it happen. HE WILL
promote you. HE WILL “bestow glory on [you] and lift up [your] head” (Psalm
3:3). And you will give him all the glory, because you will see that it was GOD, it was GOD WHO DID IT! :)
