Ministry Begins with One Act of Obedience
Today, I say YES to the One who reminds me that your voice matters, too!
I remember the man by the pool!
For thirty-eight years, he lived with an ailment that limited his movement. When Jesus asked if he wanted to be made whole, he spoke of the circumstances that had kept him from reaching the water.
How often do we, too, become so familiar with our limitations that we struggle to envision what lies beyond them?
How often do we allow our circumstances to speak louder than the One who has the power to change them?
But one day, that man heard a voice that could not be denied!
A voice beckoning him to GET UP, take up his bed, and WALK!
A voice that challenged him to move beyond what had defined his condition for so long.
John 5:8 — “Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.” (KJV)
And today, I hear that same invitation to rise beyond my hesitation and walk in obedience!
I discovered a blessing at the end of my hesitation.
Investing in my dreams deserves my attention and affection!
The same effort I have poured into the dreams of others must now become the measure by which I fiercely cling to EVERYTHING God has placed inside of me!
Everything that once lay dormant.
Every vision that carried promise but lacked action.
Every assignment that waited while I questioned my readiness, my ability, and sometimes even my worthiness.
No more allowing vision without action to determine my future!
Instead, I choose to remain focused on the One who placed this purpose inside of me.
This ministry is HIS, but it is MY responsibility to steward it well, one obedient step at a time!
Trusting Him to pour into me as I continue to trust in the One who died on Calvary!
But He did not stay there!
And THAT is my motivation and my example!
To get up!
To answer the call!
To allow what He has placed within me to rise, so that I may fulfill my part in the Great Commission!
To tell others about the One who is the very heart of ministry!
My Friend! My Savior! My King!
The One who conquered death, hell, and the grave!
The One who rose on the third day with ALL power in His hands!
The One who now sits at the right hand of the Father!
When Jesus declared, “It is finished,” His words were not the end of His story!
For what appeared to be defeat became the greatest demonstration of victory!
The struggle He endured was not evidence that His purpose had failed. His resurrection revealed the victory that had already been won!
And because He lives, I am reminded that my circumstances do not have the final authority over what God has purposed for my life!
So I challenge YOU to step into your ministry!
Not necessarily a pulpit.
Not necessarily a platform.
But the place where your obedience becomes an opportunity for God to use your life for His glory!
The One who purposed you is calling you to fearlessly obey!
For the assignment is too great to forfeit!
Remember the man at the pool.
He had lived with his condition for thirty-eight years, but one encounter with Jesus changed the direction of his life!
He had to respond to the command.
He had to GET UP!
And just as Christ conquered the grave, we can trust His power to help us rise beyond the circumstances that have held us captive.
So do like our Savior and look your circumstances in the eye!
Not because every struggle will disappear.
Not because every road will be easy.
But because the One who called you is greater than the limitations you see!
And when you remember His declaration, “It Is Finished,” remember also that the cross was not the end!
The resurrection followed!
There is still purpose within the vessel!
There is still ministry within the heart!
There is still an assignment waiting for your obedience!
And perhaps the very thing you have been waiting for God to do is waiting on your willingness to take that first step!
So today, I choose to rise.
I choose to invest in what He has entrusted to me.
I choose to stop allowing hesitation to occupy the space where obedience belongs!
And I challenge you to do the same.
What has God placed inside of you that has remained dormant because you have been waiting for the perfect moment?
What dream have you delayed?
What assignment have you questioned?
What calling have you allowed fear, circumstances, or the opinions of others to silence?
My friend, perhaps this is your reminder that your voice matters, too!
You do not have to see the entire staircase to take the next obedient step.
You simply have to trust the One who called you to rise!
GET UP!
WALK IN OBEDIENCE!
STEWARD WHAT HE HAS PLACED INSIDE OF YOU!
For the vision is too valuable, the calling too meaningful, and the purpose too great to remain dormant!
And as I return to this space after a season of silence, I am reminded that ministry does not begin when everything is perfect.
It begins when we surrender our hesitation and say YES to the One who called us.
One act of faith.
One surrendered heart.
One obedient step at a time.
Because ministry begins with one act of obedience.
“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.” — Isaiah 60:1 (KJV)
With love, faith, and obedience,
Monique’s Moments
Monique's Moments
Hello my fellow mommies!!! 😊 My name is Monique Jameison and I love writing!!! I will share my heart on topics that bring healing to me with hopes that you find something that speaks to your situation and encourages you to know that you are the B.O.M.B.com, despite your circumstance as a mom who may be experiencing burnout; hence the acronym B.O.M.B.com (The Burnt-Out Mommy Blog)! As I authentically share my journey, I graciously call my posts, "Monique's Moments". I welcome you to come along this journey with me... I am a newly single mommy of three amazing kiddos: Stephen (14), Taiden (6), and Ivy-Mone't (3). I am a survivor of abuse and am recently divorced after almost 16 years of marriage. Now, I am on a journey of healing and rediscovering who I am in this new season of life. I am a follower and lover of Jesus and biblical truth is the final authority in my life. I value the model of the traditional family as being between one woman and one man who have been created in God's image to serve in unique roles within the family unit. I value the role of the man in the family and his unique role to lead, serve, provide, and protect his wife and children under God's headship. I value the role of the woman in the family and her unique role to submit to her husband, serve her family, and mother her children by nurturing, loving, rearing, and teaching them. Due to sin and living in a fallen world, the family unit is under attack by the very enemy of our soul, the devil. The American culture is counter to and makes it very hard for mankind to walkout biblical truth. As such, homes are broken and our children are being raised inside of single-family homes mostly absent from fathers, distracted by two working parents with little time to fully engage their children with intention, and overly stimulated children glued to technology as electronic baby-sitters. I admit, I am guilty of it ALL! I am a mother raising children in a broken home, work outside of the home, and use technology out of balance. As a Christian, I am not perfect, I am progressing! I thank God for Jesus' blood shed for my sins and I have hope in God's provision forward! As an intentionally mommy, I commit to surrounding my children with people, places, and things that reinforce God’s design for marriage and family, and value the role of the church as a community of believers whose purpose is to be God’s hands and feet. I BLOG from a place of empathy, experience, authenticity, and LOVE! I will approach this blog with positivity and will seek to understand a person's uniquely lived experience and engage from a posture of non-judgement and encourage my fellow reader to pray and do the same. En Christ’s Love, Monique J. Jameison
