Life is Simple and Easy–Yea Wrong!
Life is complex and not easy. If I said my life were simple and easy, the question you would have to ask me would be: are you living life as God intended? I came to Ghana full of great expectations about people, work, and outcomes. The story I wrote in my mind was generally a beautiful work of unity, love and Kingdom size outcomes. Of course, I expected evil powers to scheme to overthrow our hearts and plans: but demons are much more cunning and deceptive than I ever expected. I have been easy fodder for them in some ways, but I’m trying to learn!
At the start of the mission, due to my cultural biases (evil powers knowing the differences in cultures), I offended one of the key employees here. She was very gracious to let me know that my action offended her, so I had an opportunity to ask for forgiveness. This was not the start I intended, but the one I helped create. Being able to gain the confidence of new co-workers is hard enough, but add cross-cultural differences, gender differences, and generational differences, and you will see that there’s plenty of room for mis-communication.
Since then, I have had a number of missteps with the staff that God has been using to refine me. God grace is sufficient, if we are willing to walk in it. Please pray that I think in terms of our Kingdom Citizenship, while submitting my Western biases to the Lord. Pray that I meet needs here that will be a lasting work in the hands of Ghanaians.
Relationships must come first; healthy loving relationships are the key to success. It is something I am trying to really learn, always to keep loving God and people as my motivation. The primary message of the gospel of Jesus Christ is relationship too—be reconciled to God. From my perspective, our lives will not really begin or produce the outcomes, that really make our heart sing or have the lasting impact we all desire, until we know God personally through a meaningful growing relationship. Why is our relationship with God so vital to us?
God is life, so if our life is joined to Him, we’ll possess an eternal life of productive blessing with our Creator! We all possess eternal life, but the decision we make today, while were able to breath, will determine the destination of our eternal life. Is it going to be with God through Jesus Christ His Son or do you want to live separate from God today and forever?
God will respect your decision, whatever it is. But please please don’t decide to be separate from God as it will be an eternal living hell. God is working today, protecting those He loves in the midst of this evil generation, long-suffering wanting to end the debauchery. He waits, as He is calls out to you to come to Him. Come to Jesus, while you can still see, hear, think, and breathe: admit your sin against God, acknowledge that your sins were paid fully by Jesus’ death on the cross, asking Jesus to be your Lord and Savior. Talk to Him right now, while salvation can still be found Today!
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