Our team is having a retreat on Friday. As part of our preparation, my boss has asked each of us to write out a statement of our ministry burden or passion. I printed out the worksheets she provided, and as I was looking over the first page (truthfully, to set it aside and get back to it later) something made me stop in my tracks, and I haven't been able to get it out of my mind since. The worksheet said, "A ministry burden or passion is something you'd be willing to give your life for."
Willing to give my life for?
I put the piece of paper down, but that sentence kept circling around in my head all day. I did some other work, I put together a video presentation, I spent some time this evening pulling weeds, I worked on a knitting project, but the whole time I just kept asking myself, "What ministry am I willing to give my life for? What is that important to me?"
There were other sentences on that page that described what a ministry burden or passion is. "...a God-given concern," "...something you are willing to sacrifice for," "...something that really motivates you." All of those and the others were helpful and descriptive. But I'm not ruminating over any of those. Those make it easy to write a statement of my ministry burden or passion. But when I think about what ministry I'd be willing to give my life for, I suddenly develop writer's block and have no idea what kind of ministry I'm excited about.
I would give my life in obedience to the Lord, so in that sense, I suppose whatever ministry He's called me to is one I'd be willing to give my life for. But unfortunately, my statement has to be more specific than merely writing "Jesus, and everything that involves" on this piece of paper and calling it done.
I'll keep working on it. Stay tuned for the final product.
In His Service,
Stephanie
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