Summary: Our place is in the family of God, not the workforce of God. We can fall into this trap of seeing ourselves as employees of God, rather than children of God. God is not some heavenly executive that cares more about your performance above anything else.
I think ministry leaders need to remember our true identity, not our position as a pastor or a ministry leader. Our place is in the family of God, not the workforce of God. We can fall into this trap of seeing ourselves as employees of God, rather than children of God. God is not some heavenly executive that cares more about your performance above anything else. Children receive blessings from their father while employees earn a paycheck. A son or daughter's inheritance is only dependent upon relationship, not upon effort.
If you feel like God is judging you because you are not able to produce like you have in the past, well, that's farcical. When we do that, we're not operating as children. We're operating as employees. We all need to remember our place and stop evaluating our worth based on our performance.
Are you operating as a child of God or as an employee of God? I think that many people in our Churches can fall victim to thinking of themselves incorrectly. However, I think it is far easier for those enlisted as employees of a church to think, therefore, they are employees of God. This pitfall or problem might be more common or prolific with those of us who are serving God vocational. It can just get tricky, can’t it?
We are accepted as His children. Plain and simple. We may be employed by a church but we are children of God.