The Minister’s Tool
One of my most recent journal entries:
"A sharpened tool made for His use. That's something I feel that God is addressing in my life. Am I serving in the right ministries? Am I effective in what I have been doing week in and week out or are they just ministries without the breath of God in my life?
Why do I do what I do? Is t really a calling or am doing it out of obligation and duty? Acstream, Actspresso, LIFEBlog, Team Powered By Jesus, Acts Transport. Why do I do these ministries and serve Him in this manner?
Am I effective right where I am, or am I still "trying" to find my way around and fit in? Lord, I need you to help reveal it to me. Would you open my eyes and my heart to see what you see. To have my heart beat your very heartbeat."
In the past 2 weeks, I have been considering what service I have been involved in:
Actstream - as a choir member in the worship team,
Acts Transport - picking up teens and send them home after Teenacity service,
LIFE Blog - contributer and web designer,
Actspresso - hospitality ministry and a chance to get to know new comers
Team Powered By Jesus - team leader and running evangelist.
PG - coordinating Wednesday lunches for The Curve area.
Actstream by far is the longest ministry I have been actively serving. I think it has been a fruitful 2 years! If I include the years I have been on stage ministry, it goes back to 2002 when I started serving as a backup singer in Full Gospel Assembly. Looking back at 6 years of loving Him through worship, I have seen His goodness and experienced God in such a tangible manner. I have grown vocally and more sensitivity to His sweet presence. What a privilege and honor to experience such intimacy with God!
But, I also sense that He is leading me away from this ministry for this season.
There has been an ever increasing burden to be an effective soul winner. I sense that I have been called to connect with more people. It always excites me when I see new faces in church! I love meeting people and getting to know them. I know that God has been depositing His word in my heart that may be used as I connect with people.
As much as I love Actstream and worshipping on choir, I know a change in my spirit has somehow taken place. The desire to be on choir has been replaced with a deep desire to minister to people’s needs in a personal manner. I’ve been challenged to make room for something new in my life in order for Him work. Acts Transport, Actspresso, LIFE Blog and Team Powered By Jesus are ministries that I will continue to passionately serve Him in simply because it gives me the opportunity to interact with people.
I want to be someone’s good friend. A listening ear. A soulwinner. I'm excited!
God, would you use me in this new season of service to You?
Friday, August 15, 2008