Ministry This Minute - October 30, 2000

 

Two of our close friends stopped by for a visit the other night and we spent some time catching up on each other. During the evening I shared my frustration that our daily life keeps me so busy I have no time left for our music ministry. Then our friend said something that hit me right between the eyes. She said that right now my ministry is taking care of our family, and when God wants me to concentrate on our music ministry He'll make a way for that to come back to the front burner. Well duh, I should've known that! I told God I would do whatever ministry He asked me to do and yet I overlooked the one right before my eyes. I was focusing on the big, long term picture and discounting the seemingly unrelated ministry God had for me today.

What is your ministry today? It may be saving hundreds of lost souls, or it may be changing dirty diapers. Maybe you are feeding starving children in the depths of poverty, or feeding not so starving children around your kitchen table. Is one more important or more worthwhile than the other? Whatever God has placed before you today is your ministry for this minute. It may not be glamorous or even noticed by the world, but joyfully doing what God asks you to do is the ultimate offering of praise to Him. So what are you waiting for ... you've got some praising to do!

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