Perhaps you’ve read the following entries found in the Journal of John Wesley. I pass them along to you today in hopes that if you are discouraged about your ministry for Christ, don’t be. Rather, turn your ministry over to Christ again. Stay faithful. Trust His faithfulness in you. Keep your eyes on Jesus and let the Holy Spirit continue to work into the very fiber of your life the grace, mercy and majesty of God. It is God who is at work in you, so trust His presence in you, and stay true to what you know to do, leaving results to God.

Hear Mr. Wesley’s Testimony:

"Sunday a.m., May 5 -Preached in St. Ann's; was asked not to come back any more.
Sunday p.m., May 5- Preached at St. John's; deacons said, 'Get out and stay out.'
Sunday a.m., May 12 -Preached at St. Jude's; can't go back there either.
Sunday p.m., May 12-Preached at St. George's; kicked out again.
Sunday a.m., May 19- Preached at St. Somebody Else's; deacons called a special meeting and said I couldn't return.
Sunday p.m., May 19-Preached on the street; kicked off the street.
Sunday a.m., May 26- Preached out in a meadow; chased out of meadow when a bull was turned loose during the service.
Sunday a.m., June 2-Preached out at the edge of town; kicked off the highway.
Sunday p.m., June 2-Afternoon service, preached in pasture; 10,000 people came."

That's Wesley's story. It may not be yours; but the God He served and you now serve is still God. We don't know exactly and precisely where our stories will go with God, but we do know that we are in His hands, that He is guiding and leading with divine insight and authority. So, stay faithful, trusting His faithfulness in you. God is present and He is at work.