Effectiveness in ministry

This blog is all God inspired... I hope anyways. This post will be using the teaching from Matthew 7

"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
-Matthew 7:3-5

I ask you to read this with open minds and open hearts. When we do God's work we have to have no agenda, no goals, no extra motivations. We need to come at it with loving hearts. In order to do that we have to take care of our own business first. We can't be too effective if we are preaching things that we aren't even following. We are called to love everyone, forgive everyone, and treat everyone the same.

I, along with many others, struggle with this day in and day out. It is something I have to take care of each day at all various times. Forgiveness isn't easy for us, but its definitely necessary. It takes the burden off our own shoulders, which are incapable of doing it, and puts it in the hands of Jesus, who is far more capable and qualified.

Before you go about trying to do God's will next, make sure that you are going along with what you are teaching and make sure its biblical. Repent of any sins that you have committed and truly seek forgiveness. Forgive those around you as well. Follow God with all your heart and come to your brothers and sisters for advice and wisdom. Tell them what's going on without falsities. Also if you do notice something in a brothers or sisters life that needs to change, don't be scared to take them aside one on one and tell them. It's our duties as the body of Christ to lift each other up.

If they fail to accept what you are saying, bring them to a SMALL group of believers and ask them to confirm it. Do it in a lovingly way, not one of condescending and misunderstanding. At our peak we do miracles in peoples lives. It's a gift from God to be able to spread the Gospel, but we need to take care of business before we can help others take care of theirs.

God bless

Ricky