Last Sunday evening our Pastor made this statement during his sermon: “Servants can bring glory to God.”

Now, the way my mind works, I think over everything way too much.  But thinking about it brought this thought to my mind: Volunteers are good.  Servants are better.

You can have tons of volunteers in your ministry, and people will look in and say, “Great!  They’re having an effective ministry.  Just look at all of the volunteers.”  But are you really?  What is the heart attitude of those serving?  Is it a “I’m doing this because I have to do it to fulfill an obligation” or is it a “I honestly want to serve”?

A volunteer brings no glory to God.  A volunteer is all about bringing glory to themselves.  They are inward focused in their service.  On the other hand, a servant is outward focused.  They’re all about bringing glory to God.  If they are truly serving with a servants heart, ministering will not be a chore to them.

The same goes for your life.  As a children’s pastor, do you see your ministry as a task to be checked off a list, a job that must be done; or do you see it as a joy, and get invigorated every time you step foot in the ministry room.  I know that many times I will go through some times where ministry is just frustrating.  It’s a task, a chore.  Then I realize the problem was not the ministry, but my heart attitude.  So I get that right, and ministry is exciting again.

So take the time to examine your motives.  Is everything right?  If not, dive into a Bible study, prayer, spending more time with other ministers, and get yourself excited about ministry again.  A note about spending time with other ministers: If you spend time around other Children’s Ministers who are struggling with ministry being a chore, it probably won’t help much.  Find an invigorating, excited person, and choose to spend time with them.

Are you ready to glorify God?  I am.  That’s the way I see it.