Bitter Lessons in Ministry

As a young guy seeking to understand God’s will for my life as a minister of his Gospel, i have been introduced to some bitter lessons about ministry.  i do not have much experience in ministry, i have not been involved in full time paid ministry, nor have i had the opportunity to experience the nature of ministry Sunday to Sunday.  For the last year and a half i have run a youth group while studying at Bible college full time and being trained for ministry.  Despite this minimal exposure i have learnt that ministry along with its joys of seeing people acknowledge the glory of God, their need of his grace and the love of Christ, i have seen that ministry is at times thankless and your work will often go unrecognized.  This post is not an attempt to gain some pity from anyone who may read it, but i have been reminded that the work of the Gospel is not for the glory from man but the act of those who serve the Word and the King it speaks of.  A good lesson i think, although a bitter one to learn; this work is for his sake and his glory!

~ by Anthony on April 3, 2007.