Last week I was at the National Pastors Conference and it was really interesting to listen to the different keynote speakers. You have Erwin McManus, Chuck Colson, John Ortberg and NT Wright all unpacking different messages. They all have different ministries and yet they all held something in common. They have a passion to further the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They have a love for Jesus.
John Ortberg gave a message on Thriving in Ministry. His first point was the Treasure of Vision and he was borrowing some ideas from Dallas Willard. Here is what he said.

“The most important vision is not what we are going to do, but it is something
that already exists, our vision of God and who he is… This gives us a
desire to work for Him… this desire leads to extraordinary results… In our
love for Jesus, we have abandon our lives for Him, our lives are not of much
concern.”

WOW! That last line is a challenge; our lives are not of much concern.
How much of our lives get in the way of doing the things that God made us to do?