Mime Ministry Outlook

 Are you asking the question each time you visit this web site ” If I can’t mime, Lord, what do I do?”   You may not yet be aware of any specific talent that God has given you for Him to develop into a ministry. I promise that God, in fact, has given you abilities that He can use because He created you.  God does not command His children to do His work and not give them the tools in which to do it. 

NOT EVERYONE CAN MIME!  I have learned that true mime is in your very being just as singing or preaching or being a missionary.  Routines are learned but mime flows from the spirit.  Although this site is dedicated to the ministry of mime it does not ever tell everyone that they are mimer’s.  I personally believe that you should try it just to feel the freedom it allows, but just because you use motion in your personal worship does not mean you are to pack your bags and head on out for the ‘Mime Big Time’.   Just relax!

Ministry is what God creates out of what He gives you at any given time.  You are a multi-faceted minister controlled only by the will of God on a minute to minute basis.  Some are called to pastor churches.  Your church might be the street corner that you pass to go to lunch everyday.  Your mission field is wherever God sends you.  Where does God send you?  He sends willing hearts to where there is a need.  He uses the personality He gave you along with your talents to use you where you can be most effective. 

I used to think that I was failing God because I was not settled into a full time ministry.  But the Lord showed me as I got older that He did not create me to be in a box.  He created me to be artistic and creative and be open to new ways to work for Him.  He gave me a heart to exhort others and that takes a confident and flexible personality.  You cannot lift others up if you do not let God lift you up first. The most blessed ministries are those who share what they have.  I do not necessarily mean money but rather God given gifts.  If we have a common goal to spread the gospel then we should be encouraging one another to use what God has given each individual to get the job done.

So you ask how you can do that?

  There is a story that comes to my mind about a man who felt he had no talent to give God so he offered to clean the church bathrooms every week.  As he did the job no one else wanted to do he became happier in his spirit and full of joy.  He would sing loudly as he worked though he could not carry a tune.  When people would visit the pastor they would ask what that singing was.  When the pastor explained that it was the cleaning guy singing as he worked it moved their hearts.  They went in to where he was scrubbing and he stopped to look up at them.  They asked him why he was so happy doing such an undesirable job.  He said “Jesus did not like what he had to do either but he did it for me.  This is His house and it should be in the best condition we can present it.  I don’t have much to offer God but this I can do and I do it willingly without complaint.  I sing because I know I am in His will for me at the moment and there is not greater place to be.  I am content.”

The point of this story is to that no matter what you do in the will of God, it will bring contentment.  I did not say it will be easy, popular or exciting.  I said it will bring contentment.  God made us different to do different things.  I know a man who would not get up in front of a group to do anything but he loves the outdoors.  He keeps the church lot clean and trimmed.  He is content.  He rarely gets a pat on the back but he is blessed by God and that is all he needs.  You might not be called to be on the drama team but you might love to sew.  A drama group always needs costumes and props.  If you love sound equipment or lighting there is a place for you in church productions and services.  The elderly are in dire need of visits and little gifts.  Health care workers and crafters are wonderful in this area.  The homebound have ministry potential too. Sending letters and cards to shut-ins or military troops is a fantastic work and it does not require leaving home to do it.

You are unique in every way.  It is up to you to first tell the Lord that you are willing to be in His will and then ask for direction, opportunity and ability, then WAIT!

The Lord loves answering those calls the most.  He waits for you to submit your will over to His will. This is when He often times develops new gifts in you.  When he knows He can trust you with the little things first, He makes big things happen!   Do not be surprised if he takes you into a direction other than where you thought you might go.  You do not see yourself through God’s eyes.   You see your limitations, God sees your limitless potential!

By Rhonda Robertson

 This is a repost, some things are worth reading again
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