Ministry Made Simple: The Aggregating Cost of Confronting the Powers Of the Age.

Ministry is war. In a life of ministry, we face not only external struggles, but also deeply internal ones: demoralizing thoughts and emotions that feel like, and indeed are, demonic assaults. This is the cost of ministry. Elijah, John the Baptist, and even Jesus are not immune and have suffered through depression and feelings of isolation. When faced with this constant embattlement, we should turn to God for hope and pray to Him for healing. Amidst the struggles, there is something we can take comfort in. For when we suffer for the sake of Christ, we begin to understand and draw ever closer to the heart of God.