Conflicts and Dilemmas
The Christian community is seeking ministry at a greater rate than any time in
past history of the church. They are wanting it given to them and completely
defined rather than finding God's calling, will and purpose and responding to
it.
Your life is your ministry as it is demonstrated in the social strata and sphere
of influence where you find your employment and close relationships. It will be
Kingdom in content and will not be shaken and the church will not be your
platform for it.
Love, Language and Leadership should be selected as the proprietary method for
living in the social network in which you are presently connected.
If you can be thrown into a pit and have avoided the seduction of someone's
erotic drives and desires, locked in a prison only to find that your gifts are
real, then you have earned the right to speak and be listened to. If you can be
put into captivity and learn the language and literature of the heathen then you
will have earned the right to be put into the Lion's Den and survive by the
grace of God.
Ministry will always be distinguishable by the following criteria:
You can't give what you don't have.
You can't lead where you won't go yourself.
You can't teach what you haven't accomplished.
You can't mentor what you haven't modeled.
You can't instruct what you haven't done yourself.
There should be excellence defined by the wisdom you have possessed through the
Holy Spirit because wisdom has the advantage of giving you success. Composure
allays great offenses which will set you within the sphere of God's choice and
your agreement with Him. Nothing will be to small for you and your personal
discipline will draw others to you as you are drawn to wisdom and humility by
the Holy Spirit.
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