Our ministry is a servant ministry. We are servants, lit. God's light shines, and we reflect that light in our own hearts, and this is ministry, giving knowledge of the glory of God through JC and his presence. Words about life. If you're not falling down, you're not learning anything.
Life is about life-long learning, growing, changing, developing, becoming.
Not about having, not about doing, but about becoming. If you take no risks, make no mistakes, try nothing new, live in comfort and safety and assurance, have everything under control, if you aim at nothing, hit it every time. Never time to give up, always time to grow up. Paul's application in this passage is intimately connected to his ministry. The adversities we face in life may have to do with growing up so we can serve others.