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Running a blog like this has its mysteries.
The first mystery is, Who reads it? There is virtually no comment response to this blog, except from the occasional friend. It's like writing into a vacuum. However, in that vacuum there definitely are readers. I can run the analytics on the blogsite and see the readership statistics, and, by deduction, can determine that the blog is being followed repeatedly by individuals unknown to me. I do know that one is in India.
I'll bet pulpit ministry is like this, too. The mystery of who you are really and truly helping could be quite different from the visible response, positive or negative. One could even doubt the effectiveness of one's ministry. Keep in mind that there are those silent followers who need you. Teachers and preachers only water. It is God who gives the increase -- somewhere where we least expect it. I would ignore the visible clamor (positive or negative) and think in faith about those silent hearers somewhere in the local church, or in the wide world, whom the Lord thinks need to hear what we say!
This is the real ministry, though it may be hidden from us.
Perhaps we only see "flashes" of it from time to time.
This is the real ministry, though it may be hidden from us.
Perhaps we only see "flashes" of it from time to time.
Don't discount your ministry to your "occasional friend" my friend. THIS entry is God speaking to my heart through you. And I thank God for your labors here.
ReplyDelete"Your new life, which is your real life—even though invisible to spectators—is with Christ in God. He is your life. When Christ (your real life, remember) shows up again on this earth, you'll show up, too—the real you, the glorious you. Meanwhile, be content with obscurity, like Christ." ~ Colossians 3:3-4 (MSG)
Reviewed and retained.
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