Transparency…
A word God has been speaking to me for a while. I have a love/hate relationship when it comes to transparency and people. I love it when people are transparent with me. I HATE it when I feel that I need to be transparent with others.
Com Life has been good for me. It has it’s up’s and down’s but pursuing God’s purpose for your life has never been easy on anyone. (At least the people that I know. 🙂
I believe that God brought me here and that He still has much work for me to do. In the past few months I have had the privilege of being poured into and pouring into others. Whether it has been street ministry, feeding the homeless, talking with an alcoholic at an AA meeting, loving on children who have lost their parents or simply walking the streets of a city and praying, God is definitely up to something. He is stripping me of my former self and molding me into who He would have me to be. I don’t believe He is finished with me or my time at Com Life. I have trips lined up to lead and participate in this summer, AIM’s 20’th Anniversary to plan, Black Churches to speak to about missions, a Mission/Vision Trip to Swaziland, Africa, BreakThru conferences to plan and so much more!
This past week I was informed that I need to have $2500. more in my support account by May 30 or I face leaving this community and experiencing what I feel is God’s purpose for my life during this season. I have gone back and forth with what to do and how to do it. The bottom line is that I can’t do it alone. I have tried that route and it doesn’t work. God has shown me more and more that I have to need people. We need each other in all aspects of life. That is how He designed us to be. Inter-dependent not Co-dependent.
Each person at AIM has to support raise to be here. I haven’t met anyone yet that loves it. We all love what God has called us to do and we recognize that we are a part of the the team. Missionaries are the link between the lost and the church.
I know that this economy is rough and we are all experiencing our hardships. I also know that our God is bigger than this economy and that He will meet every need. He has already determined how. I don’t have to know the answers, I just have to be obedient to what He has asked me to do. Today I am asking you to ask the Lord how you may help me be His hands and feet for this generation. This is all for His glory, not mine. Can you give? Can you or your church join us in the mission field? Can you pray for those of us who are out here or any can you do any combination of the above?
I have struggled with writing this blog. Putting myself out there has never been one of my strong suits. Perhaps that’s a good thing since God’s word says that His strength is made perfect in my weakness.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (The Message)
My grace is enough; it’s all you need.
My strength comes into its own in your weakness.
Once
I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the
handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ’s
strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride,
and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size-abuse,
accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so
the weaker I get, the stronger I become.
I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the
handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ’s
strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride,
and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size-abuse,
accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so
the weaker I get, the stronger I become.
I believe that I am doing what God called me to do and that ultimately He will provide.
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Thank you to all of you who are giving, have given in the past, and will be giving in the future. Thank you also to all of you who keep me and all of Com Life lifted up in prayer. We can’t do it without any of you!
And my God shall supply all my need according to His riches in glory!
