What I want my supporters to know-
I think about you all the time. I may not know you personally, but you are on my mind constantly. This week God has been showing me the fruit of raising support. It is a difficult thing to do and if you are doing it/have done it, you will agree with me. I think that in our society asking for money is a really sensitive thing, something that shows your need and therefore something negative. I have found myself recently buying into this view and as a result I became lazy and put a halt on the process of fundraising. But the Lord has been gracious to change my view and He gave me eyes to see it from His perspective.
He has taught me that He is the one who is providing the money. In Haggai 2:8 God declares “the silver is mine, and the gold is mine.” He owns the wealth of all the nations, I own nothing-we own nothing! I may write letters and sell shirts and talk to hundreds of people, but apart from the Lord moving in the hearts of people to give, I would not get very far.
He has also showed me the value of praying for my supporters. Whether you are my family, my friends, or someone I do not even know, there is a high value in praying for those who are joining me on this journey. This is not a one-sided relationship, I want to be a blessing to you and give thanks to God for you because I truly care about the heart of every person who is supporting me.
My desire is for this opportunity to go beyond myself in so many ways, and one of those is for you, my supporters. If you are supporting financially and/or in prayer, my hope is that you are receiving abundant joy in this partnership. Even though you may not be physically traveling with me, my prayer is that you would see what God is doing and that your faith would be strengthened, your joy would be filled, and your hope would be restored in a good and a mighty God. He is rich and nothing is too hard for Him, nothing it too big and we could never ask too much of Him. I am asking that the Lord would unleash His Spirit on each of you and that your lives would be enriched as you watch how He works through my time on the World Race.
By your support, you are saying that you believe in what our God is doing. You are saying that you are confident in what He is going to do through my team as we go into each of these places. You are saying that you want to be a part of what the gospel of Jesus is accomplishing throughout the world. You are saying that there is hope for those who have not heard this amazing news of a Savior. And you are right!!
So please continue to join me and declare that truth! I am so thankful for you.
1 Chronicles 29:11-13
“Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name.”
