There’s a story of a minister who laboured in a city for years with no visible fruit. The church wasn’t growing, finances declined, and discouragement set in. He decided to relocate abroad and took a job to sustain his ministry. Tragically, while in a warehouse one day, a crane collapsed on him, and he died instantly. He lost his life because he left his place.
Friend, stay in your place. In this generation, one major distraction is leaving the location God has assigned to you (1 Kings 20:40). If you are a minister, you must see yourself as Christ’s bondservant (Romans 1:1). A bondservant does not choose his posting. He stays where his Master places him.
If you can still do whatever you want, go wherever you please, and live however you like, you are not yet Christ’s bondservant (John 21:18-19). Serving Jesus narrows your options, but it secures your life and your calling. Too many options are a sign of distraction (Luke 10:41-42, Philippians 3:13).
Stay in your place within your calling (1 Corinthians 7:20). You are not called to do everything. A trend is not an assignment. Popularity is not proof of purpose. Most people walking in God’s ordained path for their lives won’t be famous or celebrated (1 Kings 19:18).
Be at peace with being unknown to men but fully known by God (2 Corinthians 6:9). Be content without the spotlight. God does His deepest work in private or silence. If you cannot handle obscurity, distraction already has a doorway into your life (Luke 1:80).
You are a seed, and seeds don’t thrive in every soil (Psalm 22:30). No matter how hard your current location feels, commitment and consistency will cause you to flourish there. But if you wander from your place, you lose covering (Proverbs 27:8). Stay in your place.
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria