I was privileged on a few occasions to meet Loren Cunningham (Youth With A Mission founder) in person and sit under his teaching.

On one such occasion, speaking on life in ministry, he spoke something quite profound which has really stuck with me.

It is common to hear “the priorities list” like this: “God first, then your family, then your ministry, then everything else…”. Loren shared a rather profound correction to this: “God first in all things and trust Him to take care of all of the rest.”

There are sometimes great sacrifices that go along with full time ministry, but if you place all in God’s hands, He honors and more than makes up for every sacrifice. You cannot out-give God.