Student Ministry or You??

When I saw this scene of the movie "Guardian" God just totally rocked me with this: Ashton Kutcher played a VERY talented swimmer that turned down many scholarship offers to follow his passion and save peoples lives in the water by joining the United States Coast Guard. He meets his instructor Kevin Costner who holds all the records for rescue operations. Ashton lost his focus on saving lives to his competitive nature and his passion became more about breaking records than saving lives. I am a very competitive person and sometimes my focus can get off ministry and onto myself. It is so easy to get caught up in "Who is the Best" but the moment that happens, your ministry becomes more about you and less about God. I am not at all saying its bad to want to be "The Best" or "Competitive" but don't let your pride become your passion. Watch this clip and ask God to speak to your heart: