Attributing People's Appreciation

This is a re-post five years old. The title of the post reflects the thought: To what would I attribute appreciation in ministry? Here is the original post: "I feel greatly loved and appreciated in my congregation -- and I think that I am -- in spite of my various flaws, which people seem to graciously overlook -- or forget. I attribute this to two things, and this is of course my own personal view, or speculation. Firstly, I seek to lead the congregation to the God who gives life and joy -- that is what they find through my ministry, yet not from me. Secondly, I seek to promote ministry by the members, and I know that this, too, is the source of life and joy -- yet again not from me."