For some it is easy to engineer and deliver anointed sermons from scripture. For others it comes natural to design a church vision as we see fit.

Some of us have leadership skills drilled into us during our elementary years that come natural in our adult years and we just apply it to church.

Plus there’s always a crowd to target who crave to be led around and told what to do.

For others it’s easy to live and minister to others according to what seems right and according to our biblical worldview and sense of morality.

But living like that is not what Jesus wants, regardless of how well we’ve been trained at it. And since Jesus is Lord and not we, we just cannot live like that …and suppose we are pleasing him.

This is true even if it means we will never do a productive thing in a ministry!

Few will accept that.

I’d much rather do nothing while clinging to Jesus Christ than have a full life of “ministry” that Jesus is not really actively doing through me.

I’d never want my Lord think “He is just doing his thing, because it seems right, he’s on religious autopilot. It looks great to many but he hasn’t checked with me about doing all that.”

But man I get it, it sure is tempting.

I see why men go get their “credentials” and take a church to fill their lives. It can be difficult to wait on him and only do as he does.

I bet it would be even more difficult if I had family ministry pressures and expectations to live up to.

I bet it would be even more difficult if ministry is how I am accustomed to earning a living.

One thing I know is important that many just won’t accept or submit to. Never do ministry out of your own self it’s a huge life mistake which also leads others astray.

This may mean wait but it really means listen for the life of Jesus Christ… then try to keep up.

Jesus Christ is very active, he is like a river of life which is constantly flowing.

Dip your bucket into him and let him be your source.

Always having Jesus as our source means naturally that we will not be idle for long unless he leads us that way for a specific season and purpose.

No matter the reason or length of time he leads us that way; it’s critical that we are ok with it. If he is Lord we will be ok with anything even if it causes us to look bad in the eyes of others.

He is well worth whatever wait or embarrassment we may be subjected to.