YOUR MINISTRY IS IMPORTANT- TREASURE IT

When I started out in field ministry, I was tempted to see it as a lesser ministry than others. There were people who spoke as though there was no big deal in what I was doing. Some counselled that with time, the ministry would metamorphose into a church.

I will not forget someone who told me that my mates were planting churches in town and they were doing well. It beats the imagination of people why I decided to comb bushes and forests in the name of soul-winning. It is over ten years now and i'm glad to be a 'bush evangelist'.

I once took a brother along to the mission field years back, on our way, he asked to know why I was passionate about a rugged place like where we were going. When he saw the road and the people, he couldn't hide his feelings. He forgot that the famous John the Baptist had his ministry headquarters in the wilderness not the city.

At a point in time, I felt like quitting. Anytime I move round Lagos, I see churches springing up with young pastors. In my heart, I felt my assignment was little. Also, those were times of great financial distress and I felt pastoring would better my lot. At that time, the devil began to bring suggestions and I began contemplating starting a church in a posh area of Lagos.

I called the man that God used to bring me into missions. I narrated everything to him. He asked a simple question that knocked out my plans: "what did God tell you in the beginning"? I couldn't give an answer because in this current phase of assignment,(ministry could be in phases sometimes) I remembered God warned me not to deviate from the call. Ever before I was tempted to abandon field ministry, God warned me through people I don't know that I should not deviate.

Dear minister of the most high God, don't look down on your assignment as insignificant. I perceive strongly in my spirit that someone reading this piece is about quitting his mainline of ministry to pursue another office that he is not ordained for. It may be disastrous.

God does not reward us for doing just anything, he rewards us for staying faithful to what He has called us to do even If men see it as insignificant.

If children ministry is your calling, do it with all your heart and never allow anyone talk you down. Run from suggestions and idea that will tilt you from your calling.

We live in a generation where most ministers want to stand in the office of a prophet. Some abandoned the core work of pastoring and they became a self acclaimed prophet because that's the reigning office, little wonder why there are so many Balaam.

Some evangelist felt field ministry is not profitable so they opened a church so that they can have a financial base by passing the offering bowl every week around but they lost it. Whatever your calling is, guard it jealously.

Paul said, "...I take pride in my ministry'( Romans 11:13 NIV). I want you to take pride in your ministry. Do not let anyone talk you out it neither should you lookdown on yourself.

It is better to be a global voice in the ministry right from the wilderness than to be an echo in the city.