Bottom Line: You Don’t Know the Impact

Today I’m guest-posting over at Emmie’s ministry blog Standing Firm in My Faith. Here’s a little excerpt; to read the rest, head on over to the post!

One of the most discouraging things to a minister (someone who shares the Gospel whether young or old) is not seeing their impact they’re trying to make.

“Is what I’m doing important? Does it really matter? Is it really helping anybody?”

The short answer? Y-E-S!

The long answer? Yes, and you shouldn’t be discouraged if you’re not seeing the impact. Let’s dive in a little deeper and find out why.

SO YOU MIGHT NOT BE SEEING THE RESULTS YOU WANT.

That’s our first problem. We pour our heart and soul into doing something to reach others and bring God glory but… the impact doesn’t look to be as big as we expected it to be.

We don’t have as many followers as we know we should have on our Christian blogs.

We haven’t seen as many people give their hearts to Jesus as we set our goals for.

People just don’t seem to get it.

So does that mean we aren’t making an impact at all?

DON’T LOOK AT THE OUTWARD RESULTS.

For we walk by faith, not by sight.
(2 Corinthians 5:7)

Continue reading over at Standing Firm in My Faith!