improper balance
This will probably be one of the few times you will ever hear me say this, but sometimes balance isn't always the best approach.
I am a strong advocate of balance and will teach it to anyone, everywhere. One of the major keys to life is keeping everything in balance. Without it, things get really out of wack. It applies to pretty much every area of life and a lot of problems can be associated with balance problems. There is one arena though that balance is not the goal. It's the arena that contains our pursuit of God and our pursuit of God's calling on our lives.
The pendulum can never swing too far to "our calling." It just can't. But the problem is it's really easy to do. Our pursuit of God though must always stay the precedent. I find myself wanting to be great for God and do great things, but the question becomes "Am I more concerned with what I do than who I am becoming in God?"
There is a part of me, a part of you, and a part of every human alive that desires acclaim, accolades, praise, and awards. It's natural but we have to harness it. Jack Hayford says that
I am a strong advocate of balance and will teach it to anyone, everywhere. One of the major keys to life is keeping everything in balance. Without it, things get really out of wack. It applies to pretty much every area of life and a lot of problems can be associated with balance problems. There is one arena though that balance is not the goal. It's the arena that contains our pursuit of God and our pursuit of God's calling on our lives.
The pendulum can never swing too far to "our calling." It just can't. But the problem is it's really easy to do. Our pursuit of God though must always stay the precedent. I find myself wanting to be great for God and do great things, but the question becomes "Am I more concerned with what I do than who I am becoming in God?"
There is a part of me, a part of you, and a part of every human alive that desires acclaim, accolades, praise, and awards. It's natural but we have to harness it. Jack Hayford says that
We must line up our desires with Christ. I find myself often desiring success in ministry, but I must now stop and ask myself a tough question. "Would I rather have Jesus than anything?" I understand the success of our ministry will flow from our relationship with God, but that's really not what I'm talking about. God will work through me and bless what I do because people mean the world to him. I just have to make sure my end is taken care of. Are my motives right for wanting to do ministry? Are they really about God or are they about my drive for success?"A leader seeking personal growth more than just career success is not easy to find."
While this isn't the case for me right now, to be honest I think I can fall into this category at times because I am so driven. But I can't allow my paradigm on God and ministry to become unbalanced. It's too high of a cost. It's God first, and ministry follows. It's that simple. I cannot fool myself to believe my motives are pure when they really aren't. I cannot allow myself to pursue ministry success more than I pursue the creator of my calling. It's God first, and ministry follows.
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posted by Seth Henderson at 11:06 AM
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