Balancing Ministry and Family

Following Jesus comes with a cost one of which is sacrificing family time to serve God. God comes first, family second and church third according to the order of God. Since these three are important one has to give each good time. First of all, I can not pursue missions and church when my family is hurting so I have to balance. Prayer has worked well for me because I prayed and I always receive a blessing from my family to go out for mission or any church assignment. So the most important thing is balance. Matthew 8:18-22

I don’t have a specific number I have set for souls but I have a target to at least go for one mega mission every year.

My husband plays the role of financing, prayer and moral support in my ministry. He also takes care of our family.

I let go my businesses and jobs so as to be in full time ministry with no regrets. This should only be at God’s command. Remember the apostles were called when they were already doing something not idle and they were sure it was Jesus calling them out.

I would not say any area suffers but I would say that sometimes my time with my children is limited especially when they close school.

I would say that I am committed, determined, resilient and fully depended on God. I don’t give up easily.

Full time ministry is very good but be sure you have heard from God. In full time ministry, you may not get the same amount of money you were getting in employment, people desert you thinking you are mad, people see it as a sign of giving up, the devil frustrates you, at first you are not well understood, for women you will be denied opportunities for service because men are more preferred. One should be prepared for all these.