You landed a job that is considered ministry unto the Lord. You are one blessed person! I bet you started your job with great enthusiasm and joy. You are now able to put your hand the Lord’s work. The excitement to be in a position that will make a positive impression on the culture is a wonderful feeling.
WHY DO YOU FEEL WORN OUT?
Not too many days into this wonderful job you may be surprised to find that you have a feeling of exasperation. You feel like you are coming up short, unsatisfied or even dry. Welcome to ministry! There never seems to be enough help and the responsibilities all fall on you. The expectations of others are high and you are trying to live up to it. In your heart, you may yearn to do a great job but you are finding it all quite overwhelming.
HOW CAN I BE AN OVERCOMER AND BE SUCCESSFUL?
Ask yourself a simple question. Did you recharge your soul by asking the Holy Spirit to fill you up to overflowing? Did you take time to renew your mind in the Word of God before heading to the office? If you realize you are falling short in this area you will definitely find your job to be a bit trying. When you enter a job in ministry you must realize you are entering into a spiritual battle. There is a real enemy that does not want you to succeed.
JESUS GIVES US THE ANSWER!
Jesus told His disciples that He needed to leave the earth, returning to the Father, so that He could send the comforter, also known as the Holy Spirit. He told them to wait in Jerusalem until they received His power. As they were obedient and waited in prayer in the upper room the Holy Spirit made His grand entrance. The scripture calls this Pentecost:
“And when the day of Pentecost had come they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.” Acts 2:1-4
It was after this first event of the Holy Spirit filling up the disciples that they were able to go out into the world and proclaim the gospel with boldness.
CAN WE HAVE THIS POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN OUR LIFE?
These were men and woman obediently waiting on Jesus promise. We are just like them. We must wait upon the Lord to be recharged by His Spirit to fulfill the tasks that come our way in the day ahead. Make this a priority and you will be amazed at how different your day in ministry will unfold.
SET A PLAN
Start your day with prayer and reading scripture
Ask the Lord to fill you with His Spirit
Wait on the Lord and when you receive His peace head to the office
Put your hand to the Lord’s work filled with His joy
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