Are you having fun?

Surely he took up our pain 
   and bore our suffering, 
yet we considered him punished by God, 
   stricken by him, and afflicted. 
But he was pierced for our transgressions, 
   he was crushed for our iniquities; 
the punishment that brought us peace was on him, 
   and by his wounds we are healed. 
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, 
   each of us has turned to our own way; 
and the LORD has laid on him 
   the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 53 (excerpt)

Here’s a newsflash friends. This is about Jesus and not you. 

There are a lot of miserable ministry people right now. They strongly identify with Jesus as a suffering servant as they languish in a role they hate. They cringe when their boss talks to them. They quietly look for jobs all day at their current job.

Sometimes these suffering servants even have a chip on their shoulder about it. As if their having a job they hate is something we’re supposed to be impressed by? 

True, suffering is part of life. And some of us are called to suffering in life. But I don’t think a ministry job in the United States qualifies.

Advice for people who hate their jobs

Quit. If it isn’t fun anymore, quit. If you find yourself whining about budget or your salary or stuff that needs to be fixed but the leaders won’t fix it, quit. If you have day dreams of the day you get to walk into your bosses office and say, “Take this job and shove it!” Quit now.

Quitting might seem insane. But it just might lead you to something fun.

Don’t let Satan win.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
John 10:10