As a teenager, my pastor introduced me to 1 Cor. 4:2 – Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. According to Paul, faithfulness isn’t an option for God’s people, it’s a requirement.
On the other hand, while there’s never a command for us to be successful, Jesus does expect us to produce results. He doesn’t say, Go and TRY to make disciples. He says, “Go and MAKE disciples.”
But faithfulness is more important than any results we might experience, for three reasons: