Rather than racing into the limelight, we need to accept our roles
in the shadows. I’m serious here. Don’t promote yourself. Don’t push yourself
to the front. Don’t drop hints. Let someone else do that. Better yet, let God
do that.
Today would be a good time to resist going through
life and ministry trying to live according to your own understanding—thinking
if you can just climb one or two more rungs, you’ll be there. Then you’ll have
what you need. Your family will be (what’s that word we like to use?) . . .
comfortable. You know what your family needs most? They need you to be right
with the Lord. That takes humility . . . especially as pastors.
If God is pleased to expand your ministry, trust me, the word will
get out. You’ll be found . . . in God’s time. If you’re necessary for His plan,
God will put you in the right place at just the right time. God’s work is not
about us. It’s His production, start to finish. So back off. Let Him pull the
curtains and turn on the stage lights.
Or He may choose you to be one of the nameless, lesser-known
individuals who make the difference for someone else. View either path as a
privilege . . . because it is.
Your part, pure and simple: humble yourself. Go there, my friend,
and stay there.
