The Result Of Doing

Last night, the kids' DVD player wasn't connecting to the internet properly so they could watch Netflix. While I was waiting, I noticed my oldest had left books on the floor next to the bed. The first two times I commented to pick them up was not immediately followed by obedience. Meanwhile, after two failed attempts to get online, I said, well, guess you'll have to watch a movie, it's not working. Well, that didn't go over well.

So, I replied, fine. I'll try it again, but you pick up your books while you're waiting on Netflix.

Well, wonders never cease. The books got picked up and shortly thereafter, the Netflix screen began loading. Not wanting to miss a rare moment of Dad being right, I quickly spoke up.

"See how much better things work, when you do what you're supposed to do?"

Does not life work pretty much the same way... on matters significantly more important than Netflix loading properly on  a DVD app? Furthermore, does this principle not also apply to spiritual issues and issues of ministry?

As much as it's hard to know what God has waiting in the wings for the parishioner and the pastor, when we do the things He has called and would have us to accomplish, yet at the sometime, it's not hard to imagine the possibilities either. Yet it's a struggle for every believer. And perhaps more difficult for the pastor than we realize or would care to imagine. Whether leading the adults, the teens or the kids, the lesson is the same for the leader and the follower.

Things go better for us as God moves on our behalf when we do what we would have us to do.
Don't be fooled... I struggle with this just as much as any other Christian and perhaps more than most pastors. But it can be a strong point of weakness, regardless. Whether for 5 or 500, it doesn't really matter. Anything that seeks to remove a pastor from ministry is something we will commit to prayer.

So, on this #youthPastorWednesday will you pray with me; that pastors will not lose their sensitivity to do the things they know they are to do. Furthermore, may God strengthen and quicken them to continue to be faithful to the work and ministry to which He has called them. May they be faithful to their families, churches and communities; that God would accomplish the miraculous through their stewardship and obedience. Pray their lives would continue to set a positive example, not only to other Christians, but especially  to the kids and teens they minister to on a weekly and daily basis. May the not be discouraged when they drop the ball or miss the mark, but by the power of the Holy Spirit, may they walk in ever increasing obedience to the work of God in their lives.

For all things work together for good.
For those who love God
And are called according to His purpose.
For the cause of Jesus Christ.

- PNC

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