Passion for ministry??
Passion for ministry??
It was so apt to hear the words from one of my lecturers, that if we find that we have lost the passion for our ministry, that's when we really need to leave and not stay on.
I wasn't born a Christian but I guess I can say I've attended church long enough and been a ministry staff before to be able to witness things that happen in the ministry. Sad to say, I do see ministers (and ministry staff) who are losing their cutting edge for the Lord - ministers who lost their initial conviction and passion for what they are called to. It's obvious, or should I say, it's easy enough to sense it - ministers who are unprepared for sermons ... ministers who are unprepared to lead worship ... ministers who find loving people and ministering to them a chore and burden ... and the list goes on. Passion becoming a burden, a chore, or even a duty ...
It's sad, isn't it? especially when God's love should consume everything we do and everything we say; especially when God's love should be the driving force that directs our every move and every opportunity to minister believers or non-believers. In my ministry with the school, I've seen those who began with great passion, only to be suck in by the systems and polity of the institution, flowing with the demands of the world than the call of God.
My prayer for myself and my classmates, and people whom I know are in the ministry for the Lord is that we will all continue to keep our passion burning for Him. And it is also my prayer that we will be honest with ourselves, that if such a day should come when we discover our passion for ministry is gone, we will not hestitate to make a decision to leave the ministry, instead of holding on for worldly security (ie. finances, a job at hand, etc) sake.
It was so apt to hear the words from one of my lecturers, that if we find that we have lost the passion for our ministry, that's when we really need to leave and not stay on.
I wasn't born a Christian but I guess I can say I've attended church long enough and been a ministry staff before to be able to witness things that happen in the ministry. Sad to say, I do see ministers (and ministry staff) who are losing their cutting edge for the Lord - ministers who lost their initial conviction and passion for what they are called to. It's obvious, or should I say, it's easy enough to sense it - ministers who are unprepared for sermons ... ministers who are unprepared to lead worship ... ministers who find loving people and ministering to them a chore and burden ... and the list goes on. Passion becoming a burden, a chore, or even a duty ...
It's sad, isn't it? especially when God's love should consume everything we do and everything we say; especially when God's love should be the driving force that directs our every move and every opportunity to minister believers or non-believers. In my ministry with the school, I've seen those who began with great passion, only to be suck in by the systems and polity of the institution, flowing with the demands of the world than the call of God.
My prayer for myself and my classmates, and people whom I know are in the ministry for the Lord is that we will all continue to keep our passion burning for Him. And it is also my prayer that we will be honest with ourselves, that if such a day should come when we discover our passion for ministry is gone, we will not hestitate to make a decision to leave the ministry, instead of holding on for worldly security (ie. finances, a job at hand, etc) sake.
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