Right now, the fuel in any sense that I can make of it... seems to change
Basically it changes with respect to whatever lackings I feel I have in terms ot approaching a situation from a humble loving ministerial perspective.
While this realization doesn't provide any answers for the current situation, it has been helped by a recent development between myself and a good Christian friend regarding the manner in which we thank one another.
Basically I have a horrible time recieving compliments or gratitude of any kind. I refuse and don't believe them because I fear that I will become selfabsorbed and prideful, eventually performing the ministry not for the sake of Christ but for my own ego or glory. So basically, after conveying this, to one person so far, we've agreed on offering compliments/thanks through the format of Thanks: Thank you for (blank) that Christ has given me through you Reply: You're welcome, it was my privilege, don't forget to thank God for the same.
does this make any sense?
I'm curious to hear further about your understanding of this whole 'fuel' thing... I'm definetly agreeing with you about how discerning its source is just as hard as discerning the call.
I'm almost the opposite in that I need the affirmation but find most of what's received is less-than-serious. I put a number of entries up at the beginning of my journal about ministry and different aspects of it. I'm not sure if I got into the three-part call in those entries or not.
I believe in a concept called a three-part call. I think that Christians are called to specific places to do specific things from a form of wellspring (the fuel). For a teacher, it might be teaching math to inner-city youth from a desire to help them escape their conditions through the power of education. Every member of the clergy really has a different reason why they answer the call, a unique set of gifts and passions that lead them to a certain place where they wish to exercise it. My fuel for ministry is different than yours is different from another person. It combines our learned skills, or God-given talents, and our personal make-up to live out our respective calls.
Read over the stuff I have up (some is controversial), and I'll answer any question you ask (give or take).
Basically it changes with respect to whatever lackings I feel I have in terms ot approaching a situation from a humble loving ministerial perspective.
While this realization doesn't provide any answers for the current situation, it has been helped by a recent development between myself and a good Christian friend regarding the manner in which we thank one another.
Basically I have a horrible time recieving compliments or gratitude of any kind. I refuse and don't believe them because I fear that I will become selfabsorbed and prideful, eventually performing the ministry not for the sake of Christ but for my own ego or glory. So basically, after conveying this, to one person so far, we've agreed on offering compliments/thanks through the format of
Thanks: Thank you for (blank) that Christ has given me through you
Reply: You're welcome, it was my privilege, don't forget to thank God for the same.
does this make any sense?
I'm curious to hear further about your understanding of this whole 'fuel' thing... I'm definetly agreeing with you about how discerning its source is just as hard as discerning the call.
my brain hurts....to bed!!!?
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I believe in a concept called a three-part call. I think that Christians are called to specific places to do specific things from a form of wellspring (the fuel). For a teacher, it might be teaching math to inner-city youth from a desire to help them escape their conditions through the power of education. Every member of the clergy really has a different reason why they answer the call, a unique set of gifts and passions that lead them to a certain place where they wish to exercise it. My fuel for ministry is different than yours is different from another person. It combines our learned skills, or God-given talents, and our personal make-up to live out our respective calls.
Read over the stuff I have up (some is controversial), and I'll answer any question you ask (give or take).
Scott
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after taking a glance at some of the entries, i'm probably going to be reading for a while :) but no problem
I think i'll get to it after my attempt to do homework
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