A delight: rejoice in grace, not gift – Luke 10.17–20. Rejoice that your name is in heaven, not in achievements. If joy is to motivate us to gospel work, then joy must be rooted in something outside of the fruits of our work. When our joy comes from our gifts and our successes, we will always be under pressure.
The remedy is to glory much in grace. It is a privilege to be used in ministry; but it is a much greater privilege to be recipients of grace.