FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO START BY LETTING YOU KNOW THAT I AM NOT AND EXPERT AND I DO NOT PERSUME TO KNOW MUCH ABOUT GROWTH, AS A MATTER OF FACT I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT GROWING A MINISTRY BUT WHAT I DO KNOW I WILL SHARE WITH YOU.
SO MANY TIMES WE DESIRE SUCCESS SO BAD THAT WE BEGIN TO LOOK FOR EVERY AVENUE AND TIP THAT WE CAN GET SO THAT WE CAN SEE OUR MINISTRIES GROW. WE BUY ALL THE BOOKS WE CAN GET, WE GO TO ALL THE SEMINARS AND WE DO WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR US TO EXPERIENCE THAT GROWTH AND SUCCESS THAT WE DESIRE. HOWEVER THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF OUR MINISTRIES WILL NOT DEPEND ON HOW MUCH WE KNOW OR HOW MUCH WE DO. INSTEAD IT WILL DEPEND ON 1. DO WE KNOW GOD EVERY DAY AND 2 . HOW MUCH DO WE LET HIM DO FOR US RATHER THAN HOW MUCH WE DO FOR HIM! GOD IS ALL POWERFUL AND IS ABLE TO DO EVERYTHING HIMSELF. HE DOESNT NEED US BUT RATHER WE NEED HIM!
AM I SAYING THAT YOU SHOULDNT SEEK TO GROW AND BE SUCCESSFUL? NO THAT IS NOT WHAT I AM SAYING AT ALL. WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT MANY TIMES WE SPEND MORE TIME SEEKING AND TRYING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN OURSELVES AND WE SEEK THE WORK OF THE LORD RATHER THAN SEEKING THE LORD OF THE WORK.
REMEMBER THESE 2 SCRIPTURES AS YOU CONTINUE ON YOUR JOURNEY!
JOHN 15:5 I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
PSALMS 127:1 Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city,
the watchmen stand guard in vain.
LETS NOT FORGET ABOUT HIM. HERE ARE 3 KEYS TO SEE YOUR MINISTRY GROW!
1. SEEK THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART. PRAY AND SEEK TO KNOW HIM.
2. HAVE FAITH AND LEARN TO TRUST HIM.
3. LEARN TO WAIT FOR GOD’S TIMING AND NOT YOUR OWN. THE HARVEST WILL COME IN HIS TIME!
4. BE PATIENT AND DONT GET AHEAD OF GOD, RATHER LET GOD GO BEFORE YOU!
5. DONT LOOSE FOCUS ON WHAT GOD WANTS TO DO WITH YOUR MINISTRY. DONT WORRY ABOUT HOW GREAT ANOTHER MINISTRY IS AND TRY TO BE LIKE THEM. INSTEAD KEEP YOUR EYES ON GOD AND HEAR GOD’S VOICE FOR YOUR MINISTRY AND THE DIRECTION HE WANTS TO TAKE YOU.
THESE ARE JUST A FEW THINGS THAT GOD HAS SHOWN ME THROUGH OUT THE YEARS. I HOPE YOU ARE BLESSED!
PASTOR ERIC
