On Monday I stood before a group of Pastors and their wives and members of a great Church at a fellowship breakfast meeting.  I was honored to be asked to bring a challenge from the Bible.  My mind splattered.  What do you tell men who have been in the ministry as long as I have been alive?  Two of my best friends gave me the same counsel in different words.  They told me that they needed to hear exactly what their people needed to hear.

I struggled all week in preparation for Monday’s message.  I took my notebook with several possibilities and did not find peace about any certain one until just before the Pastor called me to the pulpit to deliver my charge to the congregation.

What was my biggest fear?  Good is the enemy of great.  I did not want to just “do a good job”.  I wanted God to miraculously use me to encourage those who cleared their schedules and in come cases traveled distances measured in hours.  This was very humbling to me.  Based on the encouraging word that were shared, God “rung their bell” as some would say.  I praise Him and I thank Him for just letting me be a part of His ministry.

We need to be careful what we settle on in life.  Far too many of us settle for good; but, we need to press on to great.  Not that we get accolades out of it; but, that God gets glorified from it.  He is the one who enables and equips us to do it anyway.  Look at this reminder in Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

So, how are you doing?