I wasn't feeling good this morning and wasn't going to go to chapel, but then I decided I should because Dwight Peterson was speaking.I am so glad I went. This week is mission's conference and Dwight definetley started off the week in a way I will not forget.
God has been placing on my heart big time a burden of reaching the lost. At my work I am having conversations every shift. When I am in that store it never fails that a co-worker will ask me "what does God think about this?" or "Would God be mad at me about this." It is so insane! Maybe I was just ignoring oppurtunities at home, or maybe since I've been at school I have learned to look for these oppurtunities... I don't know but it is incredible! The downfall is that there are times when these questions come up that I feel so unprepared.
The thing is i know why i feel unprepared sometimes more than others....I talk more about praying and reading my bible than I have been doing of late, I have definetley been getting caught up in my own busyness and I don't want to be that way anymore. You see I sometimes fall into the category of my english editorial that I posted previously. I act like I am too good for God and that I don't have time for Him because my own agenda is too important. I cannot answer my coworkers questions, and God will not be able to use me in big ways if I am not in His word and seeking after Him with my whole heart. I need help being accountable for that... so if you see me around ask me what i have been reading and learning. I think this is an area all of us could use some accountability in, and if anything, having conversations about what God is teaching us will only encourage that learning and growing process all the more. We need to be in tune with God in order to have Him give us the words to be speak. So let's help eachother along on this journey.
I want to reach the lost. I want to be prepared to reach the lost...
this was a quote in Dwight's power point today...
"99% of trained youth workers work with 3 % of the world's teenagers..." that means that the 97% of teens outside of the US have 1% of the world's trained youth workers. How is it that churches in the US can get 50 resumes for a youth pastor opening when there are people all around the world who have never even heard of a youth pastor or youth worker. Today really encouraged me to look and see if I want to add to those statistics. Seeing the globe with numbers of believers and the huge numbers that have never even heard of Christ really struck me. We should be fighting for those lives. Millions and millions of people are going to hell, when we have the capability of sharing a saving grace with them. It made me realize that we are in a war...Grace verses sin and we need to be reaching those souls as hard and as fast as we can.
I'm not sure where God wants me, maybe I will only go on short term missions trips all my life, but I know I need to stop forgetting that there are so many people who do not know my Saviour. People hungry for something they've never heard of but know they need. I need to be praying for those people and that they will be reached. Today really made me think about my future... if I want to be prepared as I can to go out into this world and go wherever God wants me is two years preperation here at BBC enough... or would staying for four and majoring in youth with a minor in missions better. Who knows at this point, all I know is ...
here I am Lord, send me
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AMEN!! This was a very interesting read!! So many of us are being burdened lately with the Lord's work...makes you wonder huh? I am still praying for you! God Bless you in your desire to be sold out for Him...it is such an inspiration.
love,
heather