The Difference between a Job and a Ministry is...

One day Napoleon got wounded by a bullet so he allowed himslef to undergo surgery in order to extricate the bullet in his chest. Now the doctor operating has operated France's emperor while he's awake, so while operating Napoleon noticed that the doctor may have widened the wound dangerously near his heart, so the emperor said with an authoritative voice to him: "Be careful. A little deeper and you will strike my heart and (find) the emperor is there." "When God measures a man, He puts a tape around his heart not his head." 2 Chr. 25:2 says - " And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a loyal heart." The Difference between a Job and a Ministry is... - If you do it because no one else will, it's a job - If you're doing it to serve the Lord, it's a ministry - If you do it just enough to get by, it's a job - If you do it to the best of your ability, it's a ministry - If you quit because someone else criticized you, it was a job - If you keep serving, it's a ministry - If you quit because no one praised you, it was a job - If you do it because it needs to be done, its a ministry - It is hard to get excited about a job - It is almost impossible not to get excited about a ministry - Average churches are filled with many people doing many jobs - Great churches are filled with people who are involved in ministry - If your concern is just success, it's a job - If your concern is faithfullness to God, it's a ministry - People may say, "Well done," when you do your job - The Lord will say, "Well done," when you finish your course (complete your ministry