http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/1798_The_Main_Thing_to_Rejoice_About_in_Ministry/
by Bill Walsh (Desiring God, 17 May 2009)
(Excerpt)
We easily slip into over-emphasizing results rather than rejoicing most in our redemption. According to the Lord, the deepest rejoicing that we should seek is the joy of the impact that the Gospel has made on our own hearts and lives.
Some questions to regularly ask ourselves:
- Do I rejoice that God, by some mystery to me, chose me before the foundation of the world, due to nothing in me, and wrote my name in his Book of Life?
- Do I rejoice that God, from the beginning, had me in mind when he was carrying out his plan to redeem a people for the glory of his name?
- Do I rejoice that God sent his Son on a mission from heaven to become the Word made flesh on my behalf, in order to save me from my sins?