Go Hard or Go Home

As I looked at the areas of my life within my youth group, I saw something that concerned me; people (myself included) seemed to have lost their view of ministry. I mean every Wednesday we go to youth group, every Sunday we go to church, and occasionally we might visit a detention center. But it seems that for the most part we do not have the right definition of ministry.

When we hear the word ministry, we think of missionaries or of when we go on short-term mission trips; but that's only a part of what ministering is about. Ministering can be done anywhere.

I think most of us think that when we show up on Wednesdays and Sundays that we are there for ourselves; so that we can learn. That's not the case! Yes, God wants you to learn about Him and draw closer to Him, but that time is about ministering as well. Sometimes we fall into the thinking that everyone in our church is a Christian. This is a false thinking, and they need God just as much as the people in a detention center or someone in Africa who has never heard the name of Christ.

So what do we do? First you need to change your view. Sundays and Wednesdays are not just for yourself. Paul, when stuck in jail was sending letters, not to unbelievers, but to churches that needed to be reminded how to rightly think about God! Ephesians is a great example of that. In chapter 4, he talks to them about the unity in the body. He is ministering to other believers telling them to minister and serve their brothers(other believers)!

This is not to say that being a missionary or going on short-term missions are not important; they are, but so is serving your brothers and sisters in your church. Lastly I want to post two verses of Lecrae's "Go Hard". He gives examples of ministry over seas and how our view of ministry should be wherever we are.

Chorus

Go Hard or Go Home
Lord Use Me Up


Verse 1

Lord kill me If I don't preach the gospel
I'm still in my 20's- but I'll die if I got to
Already dead- so forget my flesh
I done been crossed over see the full court press
I'm a full court mess if the Lord don't use me

Running from my trials thinkin everythangs groovy
If the Cross don't move me then I don't wanna breath no mo

If I ain't seeing Christ potna I don't wanna see no mo
Rep every day withouth worrying about bruising
I been to china mayne I seen some real persecution
If U didn't know em would ya life look the same
Can they tell you value Jesus by the way you rep his name?
Man what's the point of living if I'm living for myself
Lord empty out my life before I put you on the shelf So for God I got Hard I don't' wanna die tonight
It's too many people living who ain't heard about my Christ


Verse 2

Went to Asia had to duck and hide-for Sharin my faith
They tell me water it downwhen I get back to states
They say tone the music down you might sell a lot a records
But it's people out here dying and none of em heard the message
Took my wifey on mission trip - central america
Shared her testimony 40 people stood and stared at her
When she said Jesus shoulda seen it was insane cause 40 out of 40 never heard of Jesus name
Aw mayne we ain't focused on the war we just kickin it
Worried bout our image and our space up on the internet

Take me out the game coach
I don't wanna play no mo
If can't give it all I got and leave it out there on the court
Thank you for the Grace for the will and the desire
Got me
Living for your glory stead of living to retire
But I pray I'll never tire of Going hard for Messiah
I don't need no motivation You the reason I'm inspired.