Have you ever met a pastor or missionary who isn’t effective or happy in their ministry? Or have you ever asked yourself why they are even in that vocation?
Christians who are little surrendered to God’s rule in their lives sometimes try to find and pursue a vocational goal involving ministry. We describe a divine summons to a life-ministry our “calling.” However, hearing and responding to such a call is impossible when self-generated goals connected to our egos still hold center stage in our hearts.
Knowing God’s calling and surrendering to His will for our lives go hand and hand.
God may use people who are only partially surrendered to Him in various ways, but He will not bring them to the fullness of His purpose for their lives, to their full part in His plan, until they progress in giving themselves completely to Him.
He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30 (ESV)
