It’s true–it’s so easy to get worn out and grow weary in ministry. This post from desiringgod.org really spoke out to me:
What does it mean to lose heart?To lose heart is to lose our courage or lose the will to go on. It means to be utterly spiritless and worn out, to throw in the towel. It is more than discouragement. It’s discouragement to point of quitting the race before it is over.
God forbid that any of us should throw in the towel of our gospel ministries! We are those who do not lose heart! We do not throw in the towel of displaying the glory of God to the world! To throw in the towel of the gospel is to have believed in vain, to make shipwreck of our faith.
There are glorious promises that tell us that if we have indeed received this ministry that we will indeed not lose heart (John 10:27-30 for one). No power of hell, no scheme of man can ever pluck us from his hand.
How do we keep from being among those who just give up? [...]
May 6, 2009 at 10:40 am
Hi Donald i have just read a couple of the blogs on the site, interesting stuff i think that people just need reasurance that they are not being fooled and that there faith is going to be rewarded i have been to or read about a lot of different faiths as i feel drawn by spirit to religion but have never known why each faith thinks that they are telling us the true story surely we are all going through similar processes to get to the same goal so we should all get together and try to make this world a more honest, safe and fairer world to live in while we are here. I have reciently been in the process of trying to rent a flat from one Rev Alex Brooks based in Nigeria and after sending all of the money i had all contact has stopped i tell you this as he uses a Donald Kim as his secitary/ collector at Western Union and thought you should know that your name is being used in vain by people who have managed to destroy the little faith i had left.
May 8, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Hello James,
I understand what you’re saying about not being fooled and getting rewarded. But your point about “all going through similar processes” is a valid one only if the propositions about God are taken out. I think it would be overly generalizing to say that all religions are attaining the same goal. From a sociological stance, religion is reduced to a mere pragmatic level. However, if one were to look at what each religion teaches about the human condition and the character of God, we have a different ballgame.
Thanks for stopping by.
Donald