A Mission Trip Every Day

For the past several months, I have been questioning whether I am called into ministry or not, but isn't every day a day of ministry? What is the difference between being a preacher and a social worker who is ministering to families? What is the difference between going to Africa for 40 years and ministering to children and families through art therapy? What is the difference between running an orphanage in a foreign country and serving your teachers as a principal for 36 years? I am at a point in which I am not distinguishing between going into ministry and having an impact for Christ through working a secular job. God can, already is, and will continue to use any career choice, skill, or geographical location to bring others to himself. We each have a part in the body of Christ. We all have different passions, but we are serving one Lord.  Wherever you are, you are a minister of the Gospel.

Proverbs 17:17

Lately, I have been irritated at people who pick and choose when to act like a friend. Proverbs 17:17 states that a friend loves at all times. This verse is quite clear. How can we choose when to show that we care, when the God commands us that we are to love at all times? You either care or you don't. You either show it or you don't. There is no between.

In the same way, we are called to be the hands and feet of Christ. Hands reach out and feet walk. We are either going to reach out or not. God does not desire lukewarm Christians. Are we on fire for God or not? We cannot serve two masters.