I couldn't sleep tonight, which is nothing new since this fetus has taken up residency in my uterus. Awake in the middle of the night = prime time for random thoughts.
Tonight I managed to identify one of the main culprits for wasted time in my life and in many people's lives... the idea that life and ministry are two separate things. They aren't... and don't say, "Duh."
When I first started walking closely with the Lord after I graduated from high school, I remember thinking a lot about what "my ministry" would be. Not that this wasn't well-intentioned... it was.
The problem, though, was unconsciously thinking that ministry was something formal and separate from the life that God put right in front of me - the people, the family, the roommates, classmates, school work, neighbors, jobs, etc. that God uniquely put into my life.
The result? While pursuing formal "ministry opportunities," (i.e. teaching, writing, going on mission trips, etc.) I have often neglected real ministry, real relationships, the chance to see God transform real lives (including mine), and the chance to really love people.
Well-intentioned or not, I believe this separation is dangerous. And I think I'll leave it at that.
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