This is what it's all about

There are days I feel like going back to some secular job.
There are times I look in the mirror and wonder who I am.
There are moments I ask God if He knew what He was doing when He called me to ministry.
Then I read this note from a student...

just wanted say thank you... you have been such an inspiration to me and such a spiritual guide... God has used you so much in many people's lives... and especially mine... and i know that you are only going to help me and my personal ministry more and more through college... i love you jason and again... thank you

Wow! No more turning back. No more wondering. No more questioning.
Will there be tough days? Oh, yeah.
Will there be challenges? No doubt.
Will there be frustrations? Without a doubt.
But it's notes like this that remind me what ministry is all about. It's about touching lives. It's about helping people get to know Jesus just a little better. It's about making an impact with eternal significance.
It's better than any "job" I could even imagine.
I could make more money as an engineer, but I would never get to see that student look at me with that smile because she just encountered God in a way she never did before.
I could be more "successful" as a businessman, but I would never be able to sit at lunch with that student and study the word of God.
I could "change the world" by inventing some new devise, but I would never get to really change the world by helping a student find Jesus.
I have THE best job world. As a matter of fact, it's more than a job, it's a calling. It's a life mission. It's a chance to be Jesus to a generation that needs Him. It's an opportunity to shine the light of Jesus in a world that seems filled with darkness.
To the one who wrote those words above (you know who you are)...thank you for reminding me of what it's really all about!