their call, for their ambition. Trust me: God has a way of slapping selfish ambition silly when it appears in called men—for their own good and the good of the church. So when you meet a man aspiring to pastoral ministry, don’t cut him down. Whisper a prayer for him. There may be an invisible hand swinging for him. More importantly, you may well be seeing a sign of the summons. There’s nothing wrong with careers. Plenty of young men need to find one. To be career-minded
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