If people come to us for ministry, it's not a testament to our ability or holiness, but to the extremity of their misery.There's a good thought to keep this minister of the Lord humble today.
March 3, 2008
Humility
This morning, as I was starting to reflect on the raising of Lazarus next weekend, I looked back at some of my notes from school and found this advice on ministry written in a margin:
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Faithful, or even just thoughtful criticisms are always welcome. Uninformed rudeness to other posters or to the Lord and His Church is not.
I also reserve the right to reject comments promoting things like private revelations and fringe points of view, if it seems to me like they are being presented in a misleading way.
If you raise a disagreement with something I say but I do not respond, please do not feel slighted or insulted, or imagine that this automatically means I disagree or agree with you. It's just that I don't find the comment box to be a constructive medium for certain forms of debate.
Maybe not a testament to your ability per se, but to the trust that you instill in people by the simple way that you interact with them on a daily basis. Humbling to know it is that -- your actions and approachable demeanor -- that incite people to turn to you for ministry and not just your 'position' or the extremity of their situation.
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Kristin
That's wonderful.
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