Hardest part of the ministry for you?

[PastorSherm]

For me at least it has to be grieving family members. Especially when a loved one was taken from them tragically. I can understand the feeling of hopelessness and feeling abandoned by God{even though in reality God never left them}. Or feelings of anger towards God. Or maybe they begin to doubt wether God is really there. Of course we know he is and that he loves them more then they could understand. Sometimes whatever words of comfort we can provide just don't seem to comfort them that much.

I just wondered what is the hardest for you

 

[desi]

For me, its people who identify themselves as Chrisitan and mislead others seeking God's word. Often they do so with society's blessing and the best of intentions, which makes it all the more tragic.

 

[Highland Watchman]

I'd have to say, the hardest part for me is the dealing with difficult people. I know we all have out points of being difficult, and I also know that I've been called difficult on many points as well... but there comes a certain kind of person that is so strong type-A that they have no regard for the feelings or the souls of those they seek to push out of the way on their way to the top. They're like bullies who like to throw their weight around just to see how high they land on the mountain. I have yet to discover how to effectively rechannel those energies into productive service for God... not to mention how to control my own rather volatile feelings when dealing with that type of individual...

 

[chanis]

I'd have to say, the hardest part for me is the dealing with difficult people. I know we all have out points of being difficult, and I also know that I've been called difficult on many points as well... but there comes a certain kind of person that is so strong type-A that they have no regard for the feelings or the souls of those they seek to push out of the way on their way to the top. They're like bullies who like to throw their weight around just to see how high they land on the mountain. I have yet to discover how to effectively rechannel those energies into productive service for God... not to mention how to control my own rather volatile feelings when dealing with that type of individual...

I totally agree with you...this the hardest part for me as well...I struggle sometimes to deal with these types of people....Lord knows I try but it's so hard!

 

[Ann Doupont]

The most difficult thing(s) I have had to face is misunderstanding. Or, perhaps the people did really understand and pretended they didn't.

Any form of strife or discord is the most difficult for me to handle.

Ann

 

[PastorSherm]

excellent examples..though I meant hardest in an "emotional" sense...but I guess those could count as well.

 

[chanis]

emotionally it's taxing...you give so much of yourself sometimes that you can feel unappereciated..at least I've felt like that before...where you're busting your butt and people can careless about what you do and be compeltely ungrateful...

 

[plmarquette]

I minister part time , in several areas .... work full time for an engineering company ... and fill in slow times with a correspondance bible school program ....

the hardest part , is the time between ministering .... in the midst of laugher's , naysayer's , without the extra anointing , without the friendly captivated faces