or I will be seeing your pretty faces way sooner then I want
to…..I mean that in a good way of course….(insert crickets for
background noise and ambiance)…..
Well, that was awkward…but to the
point, which I like.
So, who likes to read through Paul’s
letters (raise your hand)? I love his letters; they remind me of a
song by Anberlin called Dismantle Repair…listen to
it…seriously…Paul’s words (which are from God) dismantle the
“Joel” I talked about in the last blog I wrote, You’re Not Dead Yet, and repair him to
look like Christ, which is such a beautifully painful process.
Back to the point.
I have been
reading backwards through the New Testament (not actually reading
backwards, that would be a challenge), and I notice how Paul always
manages to throw in the needs of himself and the other disciples or
saints. What I like most about this is not that he is doing what
every missionary does, ask for money and prayer-it is the way he
asks. Paul ask out of boldness and expectation, and he was pretty
much convicting in the way he went about it. He knew his role and the
role of the body. He was called to spread the Gospel, and they were
called to support his call. So he was blunt, spoke bold in instances,
and spoke with expectation because he knew that no one could argue
his point when it came down to it… not to mention that he would
brag about what they would do for him to others so they also had a
reputation to up keep when others were in need.
With that said.
need $1,649.33 dollars in a few weeks. Many will read this and say “I
don’t have $1,643.33 dollars to spare,” and based off the fact that
they can’t fully solve my problem in one swing they won’t do
anything. Trust me when I tell you that NO AMOUNT IS TOO SMALL.
I have 1,343 friends on Facebook (I am kind of a big deal). If each
one of them gave a dollar I would almost be there. So, SHARE THIS
NEED for me! Send my blogs to friends and family. Let them and
God decide if supporting me is in His will, but PLEASE don’t
limit God by not sharing this.
because I know this is where I am supposed to be. I came here to go
through 11 months of transformation not only for the places that I am
ministering in, but for myself as well. So I challenge you, the body,
to do your part in keeping me on the field laboring for the Kingdom.
Every member of the body has a role. Being on the field on the other
side of the world is mine, and supporting me, like it or not, is
yours. Like Paul, I say this knowing that you know this and knowing
that you will continue to bless me as you have done so much in the
past, which I am grateful for!
much for your prayer and support and for what you will continue to do
for me.
this offensive read 2 Corinthians 9… Boldness and expectation.
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