What does it mean to go after God? It means to base your life on the faith you have in God and his ability. We should never think to get jobs, rather we should think to create jobs. It’s when you learn, that you make progress. Your life should carry value because God called us to excel in the “world”, not just the “church world”. You have to be passionate about excelling, not just in one area but also in every area that God has called you. The point of your focus is to build skill rather than going after money alone. We need to excel in whatever we are called to do. What tells you that you are serving God?- Your decisions. No matter what you are called to do, and are gifted with you are to go through training. Whoever thinks there’s no need for training has reached the end of the road. Invest time, invest money, but whatever you are doing become the best at it.

You and I are by design called to be successful in life. Whatever we are called to do, irrespective of what vocation it is, the ultimate purpose and desire of God is for us to make a mark in that particular area. In every-one of us there is a seed to success, because God never designed his children to be failures.

It is easy to fall prey to societal pressure, but the question to be asked remains, “is it pleasing to God or displeasing to God?” that’s when the favour of God kicks in. Real success is not to go after things, but to go after God. You can never be a success, associating with failures. What does real success mean? Real success is not what other men say about you, rather it’s what God says about you. And the ultimate trait of successful people is, they know exactly what to do.

Dr. Samuel R. Patta

* How do you know that someone is your mentor?

* Mentorship is not like going to school.

* A mentor is someone who trains you rather than just to teach you, and mentorship comes with a price, and true mentorship is more about connection that comes with submission.

* Most people are focussed on making money rather than finding out their gifts. But how do you do that?

* What you need is someone who will guide you in discovering your abilities, someone who will bring out the gifts in you, someone who will mentor you.

* The first trait of a mentor is someone who cares for you, who tries to bring out the best version of you.

* You cannot be mentored until you are willing & hungry to be mentored.

Dr. Samuel R. Patta talks about what is the heart of doing ministry, the tough times and the good times of it.

* What really is ministry?

* Various people have various ideologies of what ministry is.

* The mind-set with which we do ministry is not to chase opportunities, instead for opportunities to locate us.

* It is important for us to have the right perspective of what really ministry is.

* Ministry is similar to running a government or running a nation, and the peculiar part is you must know what you are called to do which acts as an anchor.

* Ministry doesn’t mean just serving God & not growing in your spiritual life.

* Ministry breeds growth, and that growth isn’t just limited to spiritual things, its growing in the knowledge of God.