God is God and Glad I’m Small
The past few weeks God has been working in a number of areas in my life. First, He is God alone. You may be thinking, a “missionary” and this is what God is teaching him! I have to laugh too:) God has specific things to accomplish through this mission that I would not have thought of, cannot do by my own strength, or on my own. In short, He is God, my role is His servant under His authority.
Why is He impressing this on me now? The question I get the most is, when are you leaving for Ghana? I started to feel the burden of making it happen now. It is reassuring to know that God is in control and will send me when He is ready. It is good for me to be small, to be weak, and to confess I cannot make it happen. In this way, He will get the glory and weave many more lives into the mission that I could even imagine.
Also, He has been insisting that I fulfill my role as a missionary NOW and to stay in the PRESENT regardless of location! I have to chuckle again. God keeps it simple for me, “Joe, just be the person I created you to be; boldly love Me and people in your life today, honestly and openly with gentleness and respect.”
God has a plan for you too. He wants to lead you today and meet all your needs, so you too can accomplish what He has planned. As you pray about your role in this mission, please don’t be over-burdened; God is in control. God may want you to participate financially (I believe if you read this He wants you to pray for this mission). If He does, it won’t overwhelm you; rather your financial sacrifice will bear peace and joy with eternal rewards beyond your imagination.