Why are you anxious about ministry?
Consider the vines of the vineyard,
How they grow;
They neither toil nor strive,
Yet, I tell you,
Even man with all his technology
Cannot produce fruit like one of these.
If God so fruits the vine,
Which today is alive
And tomorrow is cast into the fire,
Will he not more surely
Produce fruit in your life,
O you of little faith?
So do not fret, saying:
‘How shall I achieve something worthwhile?’
Or, ‘How shall I leave my mark on this world?’
For after such fulfillment the heathen crave,
And your heavenly Father knows your need of it.

Who among you,
When your son asks if he can help,
Would always spurn his offers?
Or, if he wants to achieve something worthwhile,
Would you let him waste his life,
Rather than help him succeed?
If you then, being evil,
Know how to love your children,
How much more shall your Father in heaven
Give a ministry to those who seek it.
‘Abide in Me ...
And you shall bear much fruit ...
And My Father shall be glorified.’ (John 15:5,8)

Taken from Waiting for Your Ministry, Chapter 3

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