Time has come for me to leave tomorrow. I will begin this 11 month journey for Christ. I am a mix of emotions right now. I have been covered the past few days in a spirit of fear. Fear that I will not raise all my funds needed (still needing about half my funds and monthly sponsors). Fear that I will not be strong enough, fear that I will fail, that I will not have the words to speak, to preach, to teach. Fear mostly of failure. I have however given up those fears. SATAN HAS NO FOOTHOLD HERE! I am free and know God will be with me for he says,
"Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you"
Hebrews 13:5
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Deuteronomy 31:6
I ask that you pray that I will continue to find strength and courage in Christ. That I will not fall to the twists of Satan, his lies.
This verse came to me in my quiet time Sunday morning and then was spoken on at church on Sunday too. "Whoever watns to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever losses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father's gloray with the holy angels." Mark 34-38.
I ask that you pray that I lose "ME"! I am nothing in this world but a servant for Christ. I ask that my desires will only be of Christ and that I see the people in this world as Christ does, with love, compassion. I pray that doors will be open and hearts will be changed (including mine) this next year. Please join me in these prayers.
For Christ said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
And so, I go. Will you?
