What V.S. Why

As I continue to be blessed with the opportunity to Pastor Next Level Church, the same short comings continue to haunt me.  I’m so tired of focusing more on what I’m doing rather than who I’m doing it for.  It’s a battle that rages inside most leaders, and is so often the battle we loose;   As a result we remain average to below average leaders.  Remember, it’s not the “call” on your life that produces a successful ministry it’s your hearts condition that produces an effective calling.  At NLC we have the privilege of being a “portable Church” and being portable is A LOT of work.  It’s crucial for our leaders to always remind our host teams that what we are doing isn’t as important as why we are doing it.  When the body of Christ is sold out to the why, the what will always produce itself.  I’m sure if you asked Jesus what he was doing on the day of crucifixion he wouldn’t respond by saying “I’m carrying the cross to the place of my crucifixion, what are you doing?’ NO, he would say I’m obeying my father in heaven.  He understood it wasn’t what he was doing but why he was doing it.  May you focus on why you are a follower of Christ rather than what you are doing to portray that image, and may you get so lost in the Why, that what you do for Jesus overflows with holiness.