Sometimes ministry on a stage, in front of people, performing something is tough. Sometimes blogging, networking, marketing, recording music, preaching, leading and promotion are tough. It can feel shallow, promoting yourself and your product.
It gets me thinking:
Whose name am I making famous?
The typical person has their sights set on this life. Their reward is to work their way to the top of the corporate and/or social ladder and finally “make it”.
But our goal is different, right? We are living for eternity. We seek to decrease as God’s Name increases. We live to make HIM famous.
I have a blog. I promote myself and my writings on Twitter, Facebook, and word of mouth. I want people to read it. I want people to talk about it and share it with their friends and worship teams. And everyday I have a choice: will I do this to make my name or God’s name famous? Where is my heart? Where do I want to leave people at the end of the day?
I want my life to be a spotlight, shining ever so brightly upon Jesus Christ (not that he needs a light. He shines brighter than the sun. But you get the idea). As people experience my worship leading, my teaching, my writing, my friendship, I want them to have a stronger sense of God’s presence than my own. Maybe that’s a bit idealistic, I don’t know.
But at the end of the day, at the end of my worship ministry, I want people to say, “He made God’s Name famous. I know God better because of Dave.”
Question: What about you? Whose name are you making famous? What do want people to say about your life?
That says it all. Amen.