Kevin Bussey gets it. He gets what it means to have boundaries, and to live with integrity. He gets what it means to be a true servant-follower of Jesus. Here’s a snippet of what he recently wrote:
Unfortunately people gauge their spiritual walk with Jesus based on a checklist of all that they have done for Him. But Jesus doesn’t want us to “do” because He has already “DONE” the work when He died on a cross for our sins.
Does this mean we don’t do anything? No. We should serve God because we want to and out of giftedness….
…I have witnessed people begging and guilting (I know it is not a word) into serving in a position just to get it filled. What ends up happening is the person who fills the position hates it and can’t perform because they aren’t serving out of their giftedness or they just give up. The people they are ministering to aren’t blessed either. I’m amused when someone tells me that God told them I should do this or that. I always say, “well He hasn’t told me.” The better way to say it is I would like you to pray about [this]. That allows the person to say yes or no.
Sometimes the best word in ministry is:
- here it comes…
- it is…
- are you ready…
NO!
When was the last time you served out of the gratitude in your heart and a true desire to do the thing you are doing? Or have you been spending most of your ministry — perhaps even most of your life — saying "yes" with your mouth while screaming "NO!!" in your heart?
This strange new thing you’re looking at is called Integrity. It’s also called Boundaries, and being TrueFaced. And it will save your Life.