Common Pitfalls that will Destroy your Ministry
Austin Gardner • August 5, 2023
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- Not taking care of your holiness
- you might be tempted to think that no one is watching
- you are tempted when you feel alone
- you might be tempted to think that you deserve it because of all your sacrifice and service
- Not working on your relationship with God
- it is easy to get dry, cold, and dead
- Doubts come
- The Word of God can seem stale to you
- You begin to believe the Devil's lies
- You even doubt that your life is worth living
- Not working on your marriage
- Sex sin can come into your life, adultery, pornography
- You may be tempted to think of divorce
- you may experience an emotional divorce
- you may forget why you got married
- you may feel miserable while you are faking it and especially from what you see on Facebook
- Not taking care of your children
- a lack of discipline
- lake of love
- failing to set a good example
- Failing in ministry
- selfishness
- not sharing ministry
- all about you, building your name, your brand
- Believing your own propaganda, what you write in emails and put on Facebook
- Believing you are too good at what you do
- Not satisfied with anyone else in the ministry
- perfectionist
- Not controlling your money
- Not controlling your time
- Not taking family time, vacations
- Taking too much time from your family for work
- Using your family as an excuse for not working
- Being so indispensable that you can't take furlough
- Making excuses for not staying in touch or contact with your supporters, churches
- Not continuing to grow personally
- Bible reading
- personal growth study and time
- preaching reheated messages
- Being too busy to evangelize
- Being alone, not with people
- technology becomes an excuse
- becoming a philosopher but not a practitioner
- forgetting to rescue from the fire
- arguing about theology while the world goes to hell
- Too much time spent talking back to your home country
- Not learning the language
- Translating messages instead of learning your language well enough to preach from it
- Preaching hobby horses
- Not letting people go and do ministry
- Too controlling of your children
- Lack of discipline
- in personal life
- in financial life
- in family life
- in time
- Not believing God is going to do the work
- Listening to the naysayers
- Letting your fear hinder you
- Laziness
- Greediness
- Being too sensitive and too easily hurt
- jealousy
- gossip
- Losing your hunger and thirst for God and His Word or His causes
- Focusing on your field and your ministry and forgetting the world
- Believing you are a leader and forgetting to serve
- Losing your vision and your dream
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