Ministry isn’t an eight-hour a day agenda; it isn’t a two hour church session; it isn’t even a planned children’s program… MINISTRY IS ALL THE TIME!! When I view ministry as a way of life, my whole perspective on life changes. Our team is in ministry from when we wake up to exercise to the conversations right before our eyes close for a good night’s rest.
Going through the devotional The Supernatural Power of a Transformed Mind by Bill Johnson, light has been brought to the fact that God does not keep His desires a secret. When we pray “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven,” God longs for the reality of Heaven to invade this torn world. He wants to transform this planet and bring it completely under His control. He desires for all the good promises found in the Bible to operate on earth – love, joy, peace, patience, wisdom, health, wholeness. In order for this to take place, I must first transform my thinking to truly coming to understand how big, strong, and powerful the God I serve is.
From a young age, I believed all things were possible!! Maybe that’s why I had broken my leg by age one and my arm by age two – but I never once believed things in life were unattainable. Slowly as a move along in years, I see myself beginning to doubt what I imagined as a child.
In youth group, I remember telling my youth pastor that I truly believe I could be in prayer 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; he believed the opposite. Overtime I have remembered this conversation and asked God to shed light on it. I believe we are called to be a “prayerful attitude” all the time. When I am in close connection with God, my eyes are not only open to the knowledge of what He can do, but I also find myself being used daily by God.
As I go through the day, I am constantly asking God where He wants me so His will can be accomplished “on earth as it is in Heaven.” By trying to change my thinking to God’s views, I’m finding the impossible becoming possible. Although as an adult it doesn’t always come natural, I can see my “I can’t” turning into “I can” – my “I won’t” turning into “I will” – my “not yet” turning into “when” – my “no” turning into “yes.”
