It’s Gonna Be Worth It!

Galatians 6:9-11
So let’s not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time we will harvest a good crop if we don’t give up, or quit. Right now, therefore, every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the community of faith.

This was our second trip to Trujillo and Sunday morning some old, dusty, Spanish Bibles became a child’s first experience searching diligently through the Word of God.  Are there some things on the shelf of your heart that you need to dust-off and put into use? 

Something I have discovered about myself, is that I have a heart for people in the ministry.  I grieve when people get burned-out and then fall-out of ministry.  Whether it be a bible study leader or a pastor…..it hurts my heart!  As a result of these feelings, I have been reasoning with God about a very simple reality….. I have a pastor’s heart.  One of the people who supports our ministry back home always calls me pastor when we talk, especially about ministry!  This trip has forced me to talk to Father God about this, and in doing so, I have finally accepted that God has made me this way.  Even though I NEVER wanted this to be true, I am called to be a pastor.  At this moment, mostly people in Honduras and my brother have actually heard me admit this, but let this be my way of saying, “OK God, I’ll do it, whatever that means.”  For many years now, I have carried a burden for people who work in ministry.  I have seen so many ugly happenings in churches and with church-people who are expected to know better.  I carry within me a longing to see people succeed in their endeavors for God.  The hard thing is, that along the journey, there WILL be failure.  Failing in ministry is NOT defeat, quitting is!!!  The above scripture is so true, don’t ever get tired of running the race for God, because you might not see what’s on the other side of all that planting!  There’s something in store for those who press on. 

What you are seeing at the top of this page is a harvest being planted in the hearts of children.  The man who started this work recently picked up his sword from the shelf and got back in the battle.  Can’t you tell just by looking at that picture up there that “it’s gonna be worth it?”  This post is aimed at you.  Most of what we’ve written has been about us, because of what we’ve seen since we’ve been here. Today, I am moved to ask you if you are tired?  Have you lost your sword?  Have you stopped moving forward with God?  Have you ever even started moving?  Wherever you are in this journey, please know that you can’t do something for God that will ever be bad for you.  If you seek Him and take steps to serve Him, He will guide you.  Just step and let Him take care of the road under your feet.  That doesn’t mean step on glass barefooted or try to walk through hot coals literally. It means seek Him, and move towards Him, and He’ll take care of the glass and the coals or He’ll give you a great pair of boots to stomp on through!  When you get tired, and you WILL, simply do what God did after He made this world….rest.  Find your rest in Him.  Whether that’s lunch with a person that loves you with His love, or a time of worship.  Rest is OK….just don’t get dusty. -Grant