I’ve always dreaded this part of going on any trip.
raising support.
But what I have recently discovered is that support raising is not tactic specifically designed to make my life harder but it creates a more intimate relationship with the Father.
Why is it that we kick and scream, but what the Lord is teaching us is that He wants us to trust Him.
I’ve seen so many that to a 1st world nation have nothing. But though their faith and intimate relationship with the Lord they have everything they need.
I’ve seen God’s provision in so many people’s lives including my own but why is it that I can’t trust?
Anxiety …. Fear….Pride….
Recently I participated in an online workshop that addressed these very things.
For instance anxiety, it robs us of joy and His blessing. This is a time where we are able to share with others what the Lord is doing, how He is moving in the nations and our very own lives. By asking others to give is making them apart of the journey.
Fear it creates boundaries, limitations, hurdles when the Lord really wants to show us how limitless and how miraculous he really is. We often place the Lord in a box, give Him deadlines and ultimatums but it is He who wants to show us how big he really is.
And Pride. .. It keeps you from doing things Gods way. If I’ve learned one thing through missions is that my way never works. For so long I’ve worked out of my own strength and my own ability and its worked and I’ve gotten through but I am left depleted and exhausted. It’s like a coach playing the third string quarterback in the Super bowl when the All Star is perfectly fine and willing. It’s illogical.
The Lord has an incredible plan for your life. He wants to take the difficult seasons. He wants you to TRUST Him fully and enter into an intimate relationship with Him.
I know this easier said than done, but it is a process, that I am going through myself. Even though this season of support raising is complex, what I will do is Trust the Lord.
