Call to Action

I’m not a fan of asking people for money. It’s not something I like to do because I’ve been on the end of having a heart to give a million dollars, but only 2 pennies in my pocket (well, purse). However, the parable of talents has been popping up in different ways for me recently, and I’ve seen some pretty interesting things out of it.

In case you have never heard the Parable (story) of Talents, here’s the short version:

A wealthy man was going on a trip and entrusted 3 of his workers with different amounts of money (talents is what they were called). When he came back, he asked his workers for his money. Two of the workers had done something and doubled the money each of them was given. The third worker told the wealthy man that he (the worker) was scared of him and just held his money, and as a result, gave the wealthy man his money back. -Matthew 25:14-30

In full disclosure, I have always silently sided with the man that buried the money. If I had been entrusted with someone else’s money, I wouldn’t touch it because I wouldn’t want to mess anything up and lose it for them (that’s a different motive than in the story, but it results in the same action). However, I realized something: that’s a poor man’s mentality. I grew up poor. I grew up in a household that averaged 1/2 BELOW poverty line. So when money came my way, I saved it. I hoarded it. I didn’t want to let it go and have nothing again. I wanted to give but felt I couldn’t because I needed so much.

But that’s not Kingdom mentality. That’s not how God calls his children to live. Because God is the wealthy man and we are his workers. He has entrusted us with money, abilities, connections, gifts, and His power. He’s given everything to us not to sit in our little safety bubble and sustain our life and meet Him in heaven to say “Look God, I maintained everything you gave me.” He’s given everything to us so that we can glorify His name throughout the land. I witnessed this first hand when I was 13 and decided to step out and go on my first mission trip. We had nothing still and lived in a one room apartment with no heat. And yet, God provided everything I needed for the trip and more. 

In the story, the workers didn’t know what would happen when the wealthy man came back. The stepped out in risk though and the reward was greater than what their life was before. They received promotion and wealth because they stepped out on someone else’s income. 

That’s how we must live.What we have is not ours, it’s God’s. And if we trust Him, give, and reach out and seize the opportunities presented to us, He will promote us and widen our area of influence and make sure we are taken care of. I started in one country for one month, and with faith kept stepping out. Now God’s given me the entire world! We aren’t all on the same levels (some of y’all can afford a boat, and some of y’all can afford to drive to the park this week, but we all have the ability to give and stretch out in faith. 

So I want to give you the opportunity to put your faith in action and take a risk to support my journey on the World Race. Give to the degree you’ve been given, and God’s going to open up so many doors for you. The journey isn’t a sprint, but a marathon so I’d challenge you to see what you could give monthly for this next year (I’ve even made a chart of what that could look like). I pray blessings and abundance on you and thank you for joining me by financially stepping out in faith.

 

***Please check out the chart and see where you want to fit in!***

 

Fundraiser	Intended For?	What’s that mean?
Change a Country	Youngsters	Anyone from a toddler to high schoolers. Pick up a jar from me, take it home and fill it with change. Each jar has a country name on it so you give intentionally.
$20 / month	College Students	If the majority of your income and supply comes from your parents, and your wardrobe consists of 20 T-shirts. $20 a month is literally a Starbucks drink a week.
$20-$50 / month	Young Adults	If you pay your bills (mostly), but Ramen, Cereal, and Pizza are still your food pyramid categories, sprinkled with a salad or a carrot. Stretch your faith and trust God for your supply.
$50-$100 / month	Adults	You pay your bills, don’t stress when you have to buy a present, maybe have a family, and your nutritionist wouldn’t faint if you told them your diet. Be a mobilizer of change!
Sponsor a Country	Anyone	The cost per country is about $1,600. As a family, an individual, or your small group, commit to sponsor one of 11 countries. If you split it between June to December, it’s $228 a month.