The modern Christian system of religion I’ve been around usually DISCARDS OUR ELDERS in exchange for youthful excitement, way too quickly.

At many times I’ve listened to older pastors talking about their own ministry from their youth, it’s almost always regretful. For a variety of reasons.

We should be trained to wait on our ministries. To honor our elders even if we find them boring. Be bored then, it’s ok to be bored, control your emotions.

We should never rush in the new converts to the mic to keep them engaged…or to pretend it’s an exciting revival. 🤦‍♀️

So many passionate Christians I know jump ahead of God…and are intentionally trained to jump ahead of God and try to produce “fruit” out of their own ambition, drive, and sometimes impatient anger. That’s not good fruit.

Just wait… wait for it to happen naturally. Even if that means decades, and in another town.

We cannot force God … even if we are bored and impatient. When we do that we just fake it and cease to follow his lead, which is a major loss to us and our followers. But mostly it’s loss to Jesus himself (if anyone cares.)

If our ministry really is Jesus…it will shine out of us easily, and with others by our side.

If our ministry is just us and our religious boredom, He (and our older wiser self) will regret us not waiting.