Serving God Is NOT About How You FEEL!
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Summary
In one line: "This is about souls, not how I feel" — a candid look at a minister's life: "there are days I don't feel like being here," and weeks when his son doesn't see him at all.
Key moments
- "Don't be fooled by my nice dressing… I have no life except to serve You. My full enjoyment will be in heaven." A living sacrifice (Romans 12:1). "Become a billionaire — I'll cheer from your jet."
- "Eighty percent of you will forget" — like Israel had to be told not to forget God (Deuteronomy 8:11). "A man of God is a big-time babysitter… no one calls to ask how you are."
- "Don't be quick to serve God — let Him prepare you." His Bishop, who has planted hundreds of churches, still asks "what more can I do?" A team prays daily for the church. "Pray for me."
Transcript
Automatic captions, reflowed into paragraphs. Scripture references are highlighted; passages that sound like read scripture are set apart; people and spiritual beings are in bold.
this is about souls it's not about how I feel it's not about how I think there are days I don't feel like being here but the the Zeal for God and his people I understand why I need to be there it's not easy it's terrible there are days it's terrible your body I never have time for myself I have no life except you my life is to serve you I'm your servant every day I wake up I'm consumed by Lord what do you want to say for to them Lord what can I do for them how can I better pray for them Lord how can I do this okay that is the life of a man of God not my feelings and how I want to know what am I assigned to the point that it costs my own family time say it again do you know how many times I've come home my son would not see me for a whole week not see me because by the time I get home he's asleep by the time I leave is is still sleeping to go to school sad difficult but it's a sacrificial life it is a sacrificial life it's not done to be fooled by my nice dressing and you think I'm enjoying life I am because there's no greater privilege than to serve God who doesn't need us amen amen why would he need somebody like me so it's a privilege in that sense but there is a human side of my life that I have no life there are things I want I will never have and there are things that I want will come later I don't have anything for myself everything is for you show me one man of God in Scripture that lived for himself there's no such thing to walk in the power of God you are literally a Living Sacrifice there's nothing for you anymore my full enjoyment 100 will be in heaven here you are just laboring your choice to see somebody Prosper lifted delivered increased that is your joy you are living to see other people Excel you'll become a billionaire go out I will still be here cheering for you I'll be flying in your jet living in your mission that is my joy that you have made it and I am okay with that I have accepted that not Lord what about me no I am taken care of but guess who will be greater and better you you will be sleeping and fighting your wall you'll be wanting breakthrough I'll pray for you God will open doors eighty percent of you won't even remember you forget because it's human nature it's not even your fault if God has to remind the children of Israel I'm taking you to the promised land do not forget the Lord your God what about a human being you forget you have no idea how many people God has used me to bring them from nothing they become something and they forget for them to show up to church and my thing is I won't call you I won't look for you that's not how I work I don't need anything from anyone but you see people forget then when Trouble Comes then they remember to come back that is the life of a man of God you are big time babysitter that's really what it is you help this one they feel good and then when they are bad then they come back no one will call you and say how are you doing I'm just checking on you how is your family how's everything no one is checking on you every time people see you they see where their needs will be met yes it's a big burden it's not easy it takes a lot to be built for that so don't be quick to serve God allow God to prepare you hallelujah hallelujah this is the more reason you ought to pray for me remember me in prayer Pray For Me pray for me amen whenever you pray mention me before God ask God to strengthen me to empower me me and Bishop sometimes I don't know how to respond to Bishop because Bishop will message me and say you know my Zeal I want to do this let's just pray I don't even know how to respond to him because even me I'm on the same boat we are still fighting to figure out what more can we do for God what more yet other people will be in this position are they are comfortable yet for us we are still burning we don't know what God what can we do more Lord how better can we serve you my Bishop has planted hundreds of churches mentored hundreds of people he's still burning still asking at this time what more can I do I feel like I'm not doing enough I'm like Bishop you're running a whole school you Bishop are you understanding everyone on my leadership are people that are consumed by the work of God every day there's a group of people that meet to pray for the church to pray for me to intercede for all of you we just don't tell you this we are consumed by making sure that God brings you to where you're supposed to be amen this is not easy you need God to help you to carry out his assignment amen may God give you the grace to be an intercessor grab your Bibles quickly because of time Matthew Chapter 11