Spiritual Leadership: The Price And Prize Of The High Calling

In this day and age, more than ever, we need men and women of God in society, in the church and in the family at home, to set forth the standard of moral and spiritual life.

We are the light of the world and the salt of the earth. Yet, the world around us is opposed to God’s way. Walking with the Lord is a narrow way. There is a price to pay, and at the end of our life’s journey, a prize to receive. There is a cross to bear, and a crown to gain.

We need men and women of authenticity and integrity, in public and in private. Whether you are a minister in church, an administrator in the workplace, or a father and mother at home, you influence the destiny of lives. The calling of God is for us not just to start well, but to complete our race in victory. We have not yet arrived, but we press on to reach the finished line.

In ministry, there will be hardships and struggles. What are some of the tests we will face? Will they make us or break us? Some of us will experience one area more than others, and vice versa.

However, it is how a man or woman of God who perseveres under these testings that will reveal if one is a real servant of Christ.

The areas that will either develop us or destroy us are:

• Vision – Are we following God’s vision?

• Family – Do we prefer Jesus more than our family?

• Worldliness – Are we a friend or foe of the world?

​These are tough questions that we must ask God to search our hearts.