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What Are You Waiting For?

When I talk to people about missions I usually get the same response.  People tell me how they don't think they can afford it, or how they don't want to leave their children behind.  I get excuses from people. 

I think as Christians we need to understand that we all have a part in the great commission.  We can't sit around and wait for someone else to do it.  The command is simple but is for everyone.  Matthew 28:19 is clear.  It tells us we are to "go and make disciples of every nation." 

The words of Jesus are not a suggestion, he tells us very directly to go and to teach what He has commanded us.  I understand it can be intimidating to leave the country to serve God if you have never done that.

Think about the command in Matthew 28, God wants us all to join together to help, we can either go or we can send.  Pray about what God wants you to do and get to work.  If you want a place to start you can visit this website and learn more about missions work in Europe.

What are you waiting for?  God has given us all a command and we need to do our part to reach those who have not heard about Him.  I will be leading a trip to Thessaloniki, Greece at the end of May please contact me if you would like more information.

Depending on God

It can be easy in the world we live in today to say we don't need God.  We can handle things on our own.  We give up on prayer.  We stop communicating with God.  Many say they are just too busy to pray.

It is true that God is all powerful.  He does not need us to pray.  God wants us to pray because it is how we communicate with Him.  We can talk honestly with God when we come to him in prayer.

There are many different ways of praying to God.  Different prayers have different purposes.  Petition, confession, adoration, intercession, meditation, thanksgiving and consecration are the different types of prayers.

Reading through Nehemiah recently I learned about his steadfast prayer life.  Nehemiah was confident in his prayer life.  Nehemiah was the cup bearer to the king.  This means he had to taste all of the king's drinks and food to make sure they were not poisoned.

I can not imagine how difficult it must have been for Nehemiah to go to work each day not knowing if he would be die of poisoning.  He trusted in God and he knew God would hear his prayers.  I like how he describes God as attentive to his prayers in Nehemiah 1:11. 

Nehemiah had to be dependent on God, not only because his job was life threatening but because he loved God.  He wanted others to know God and to know of His love.  Let us be people who are dependent on God, people who are courageous and will be open to participate in His work no matter the cost.