What has God given you? Moses had a stick. David had a slingshot, and Paul had a pen. Mother Teresa possessed a love for the poor; Billy Graham, a gift for preaching; and Joni Erickson Tada, a disability. What did they have in common? A willingness to let God use whatever they had, even when it didn't seem very useful.
What has God given you? What is your vision for your life?
This week we are working with a large charismatic church of Tiraspol. On Sunday we met with our new pastor and he asked us, "What has God given you? What is your vision for this trip and for your life?". Many of the past contacts, missionaries, and pastors have asked "What countries are you going to? What kind of trip is this? How do you get money for it?" Basic questions… But this pastor dug deeper, wanting to know us and our desires. It got me thinking.
What has God given me? What is my vision for my life? What do I really want?
I want to further God's Kingdom…
I want to bring God all the glory, honor, and power…
I want to live in a third world country…
I want to be a long term missionary….
I want a loving husband and a family…
I want to use my love for art…
I want to be a ceramic artisan…
I want to empower women of the world…
I want to show love to the widowed and orphaned…
My conclusion was that if I could do anything in the world, I would…. work with local women artisans. Sharing the love of Christ, teaching them an art trade, and living with people in a third world country.
I honestly don't know what my future holds. I don't have it all planned out. I am leaving it all up to God and trusting him. But I know that God is going to use my gifts and abilities. He is going to plant those desires in my heart. It's going to be amazing.
One thing that I have learned on this trip and with different ministries is: "Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world." -Joel Barker
So the question is What is your vision? What do you want to do with your life? What kind of gifts and abilities has God given you to further His kingdom?
