I'm so involved, I forget I'm supposed to do something!!
I'm a Youth Pastor. Technically, I'm still an intern, but for all intents and purposes, Kyle and I are filling the role of youth pastors here at Grace Church. My life right now revolves around this kind of ministry, and I love that fact. I love that I get to see, hang out with, preach to, and equip the parents of the teenagers in and around Granger, Indiana. But as I was studying for an upcoming message the Lord has me to deliver, I realized that my job is interfering with my ministry. The scary part is, it's not the job's fault. I have simply gotten so eager to get involved and help out, that I have forgotten one intense and essential piece of my ministry: Prayer.
I pray every day. I pray several times a day. I have a time where I sit and marvel at God's grace, and I have a time where, in addition to that, I bring a few petitions I have to him vocally. The one thing I seldom remember to do is to pray for the ministry of the Gospel. My thoughts come from Colossians 4:2-4
"Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ...that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak." (ESV)
While I remember students I see continually in prayer, and I remember requests some of them have brought to me, I struggle with remembering to pray broadly that Granger, Indiana...that national teenagers...that the world would be open to receiving the Truth that is Jesus Christ. At the same time, I need to pray continually for my ability to represent the gospel clearly, not simply on Sundays on which I preach. I need to be communicating the Truth every day, and speaking His name on my lips with every breath.
This was just an introspective post to show you just how much room I have for improvement, but I wonder if this might apply to others as well. Don't forget your responsibility to pray for the expansion of the Kingdom of God, and your duty to always represent your Savior.
In Love,
Bob
I pray every day. I pray several times a day. I have a time where I sit and marvel at God's grace, and I have a time where, in addition to that, I bring a few petitions I have to him vocally. The one thing I seldom remember to do is to pray for the ministry of the Gospel. My thoughts come from Colossians 4:2-4
"Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ...that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak." (ESV)
While I remember students I see continually in prayer, and I remember requests some of them have brought to me, I struggle with remembering to pray broadly that Granger, Indiana...that national teenagers...that the world would be open to receiving the Truth that is Jesus Christ. At the same time, I need to pray continually for my ability to represent the gospel clearly, not simply on Sundays on which I preach. I need to be communicating the Truth every day, and speaking His name on my lips with every breath.
This was just an introspective post to show you just how much room I have for improvement, but I wonder if this might apply to others as well. Don't forget your responsibility to pray for the expansion of the Kingdom of God, and your duty to always represent your Savior.
In Love,
Bob
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