If a pastor is ever tempted to resign/drop out of the ministry…it happens on either Sunday night or Monday morning!
So…if you are that pastor…let me give you five reasons not to quit!
#1 - God Called You!
Whenever I am going through a rough time in ministry…I think back to where I was when He found me. It blows me away that He called me! His promises in Isaiah 43:1-6 are PRICELESS to me!!!
#2 - I’ve Often Found That The Enemy Works Overtime on Discouragement Right Before God Does Something Awesome!
#3 - Philippians 1:6!!!
He didn’t bring you this far to let you down or watch you fail!
#4 - The Example Of Jesus!
I never will forget being at a conference and a pastor saying, “I once had a man stand in front of me and say, ‘Give me one reason that I should not quit right now.’”
The pastor replied, “Because one day both you and I are going to stand in front of One whose assignment was much tougher than ours and He didn’t quit! Neither should we!!!”
DANG!
#5 - There ARE People Who Believe In The Vision God Has Given You!
I used to allow myself to think that the one or two idiots/bloggers out there who were attacking me were the majority!
I used to allow myself to think that the two or three negative emails I would get were the opinions of the masses.
I was wrong!
When you cast a compelling vision…it will fire some people up and piss some people off…
And the ones that are pissed are usually the most vocal.
But you can’t allow the pissed to trump the passion God has placed inside of you!
AND…you’ve got to understand that there are people ON BOARD! People DO BELIEVE in the vision God has placed IN you…the one like Jeremiah 20:9 describes!
Don’t focus on the critics and skeptics…focus on the ones who buy in, who ask the right questions and focus on the right issues…and who will charge hell with you!
They are IN YOUR CHURCH! Find them…pour into them…and begin a revolution!!!
DON’T QUIT!!!
Just felt like someone needed to hear that today!