Life & Death Ministry

 

    Change can be hard.  It can be scary.  Some people embrace change more than others, but we all struggle with change at times  Change can cause grief, but it can also bring joy.  Move through the grief and share the joy to build up confidence in other believers.

    Share your distress with people that love that caused you pain, so that you can move forward.  Address them in love while being transparent about your anguished heart and tears.  This can establish boundaries and healing between you both.  Forgive everyone that cause you pain to find true and lasting comfort.  Unforgiveness can overwhelm you by excess sorrow.  You are no good for anyone let alone yourself if you can't move past grief.

    Reaffirm love where you can because living out your Christianity may be the only introduction the people in the world ever have to Jesus.  It is your life and death ministry.  You may grieve now, but the unsaved will grieve eternally.  Use your grief to understand and empathize what some of your loved ones may never escape from.

    Change can test your character in obedience.  Satan loves throwing curve balls at you.  He wants to kill your joy, peace of mind, and all love.  He can't understand these things.  That is why when you chose forgiveness, you yank the rug out from under him.  He is unable to forgive, so he doesn't understand the power behind forgiveness and the freedom that power provides.  

    We know Satan is the father of lies.  His nature is scheming.  He will use people to try to destroy your spirit.  He likes to take good deeds and turn it into doubt.  He holds power in doubt.  If he can get you to question God's love, purpose, and all things about God, then he had won the upper hand.  These things lead to darkness of the soul stripping you of any peace of mind.  Instead walk away from the people that are trying to cause you harm and never feel guilty for it.  Never allow a Satan's people to get into your head or they will destroy the unity of God's people.

    Speak to God about any doubt.  Talk to him about what is on your mind.  Ask Him what He wants you to see in the scripture that you read.  Allow Him to be able to speak to your heart and mind.  Speak sincerely about what He reveals to you if it applies to other people.  This is life and death ministry.

2Corinthians 2