“If it wasn’t for the fact that I was called I would quit most days,” Perry.  There are two sides to this.  Yes, ministry is difficult and challenging and those who are called need to persevere.  But, God doesn’t call us to be miserable either.  I believe that are many in ministry serving outside their giftedness and are miserable.  They stay in their position because they feel they were called.  It’s possible that God could use them more effectively where their God-given gifts and personality match up with their ministry.  Perhaps the drudgery would disappear and they would be serving God with greater impact.
- Greg from http://FaithFirstFitness.com

“But, God doesn’t call us to be miserable either.”

The above statement troubles me on many levels. I think too many people believe that it is always God’s will for us to be happy. Maybe that is the rationalization behind so much “Christian divorce”. I can find so many references in scripture of God’s greatest servants in misery. I agree with perry and would add that God uses the times of misery to make us stronger and more effective servants.

Bryant