May the mumbling commence!
Do you sometimes feel like you are at the end of your tether in ministry – in over your head? That’s good. Yes, I tell you good. When we are in over our heads in ministry, we begin to learn that we rely on God – and our brothers and sisters in Christ.
If we don’t ever feel at the end of our tether, then we are likely not pushing down the road with the Holy Spirit as guide. Read from Second Corinthians chapter one:
We should like you, our brothers, to know something of what we went through in Asia. At that time we were completely overwhelmed, the burden was more than we could bear, in fact we told ourselves that this was the end.
Yet we believe now that we had this experience of coming to the end of our tether that we might learn to trust, not in ourselves, but in God who can raise the dead. It was God who preserved us from imminent death, and it is he who still preserves us.
Further, we trust him to keep us safe in the future, and here you can join in and help by praying for us, so that the good that is done to us in answer to many prayers will mean eventually that many will thank God for our preservation. (Verses 8-11)
Through Christ, we are free from sin. We are free to live into our newfound righteousness through the work of Christ. We are free to extend ourselves greatly in service to God. Sometimes, our extension will seem like over-extension to us. If we decide to follow the flow of the Spirit life will become unpredictable and exciting.
Life through the Spirit might even become dangerous!
Don’t be afraid. We read this numerous times in the Scripture. Trust in God.
God has helped our ancestors in the past. God has helped us in the past. God does not change. God will help us now. God will help us in the future.
Talk about a safety net!
With such security, just look at the things that the Lord can accomplish through us. Pray to God. Listen to the call of the Holy Spirit. Many people will thank God for our efforts.
Let’s find the end of our ministry tether and test it. Let’s swim out into the deep end of ministry. Let’s trust the buoyancy of our living God.
Enough mumbling for now…
Peace Out
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