Well I’ve been told that there will be a time while on the race that I will not want to do ministry… and today was that day.
Needless to say I was not in a good attitude this morning; although I did a pretty good job of keeping it to myself, I was complaining a lot. Not to make excuses, but a lot of it had to do with the fact that I was in pain from walking as much as we have walked this month. And I did not want to bend over to sweep a floor, nor did I want to move rocks from one place to another on the side of a hill.
But then God told me to “do it anyway.” To which I responded, “I am… obviously.” And then He told me, “no; don’t just do it because you are expected to do it, but do it because I am calling you to do it.”
“Okay, God, I hear you.”
I had a change of mindset this morning, because I realized that no matter what the task is, I am not doing it for myself, but rather I am doing it for God. And so, no matter how much I don’t feel like doing something, I should do it rooted in my love of Him. After all, my faith is not based on feelings, but rather it is rooted in my trust in Him. So, I did just want He told me to do—I did it anyway.
I’m assuming that there will be more times throughout my race, as well as life, that I will not want to do what God has called me to do; however, I will do it anyway because it is not my work but rather God’s work that is being done and I am honored that God has called me to be His hands in executing His work.
Galatians 6:9 – Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
