Monday, March 19, 2012
All I Am Is Yours!
May this be the cry of my heart every morning I wake. I am not my own. I was bought at a price. I am your slave God. Let your will be done. I surrender myself for Your Glory Your Honor Your Fame Lord Jesus. I am no longer my own. I sing to you. I praise your name Jesus.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
God, Am I Up to the Challenge?
It's been a while, and it's time for an update.
I am in my junior year at Iowa State University. I study the ever changing discipline of journalism and mass communication. I currently am interning at Iowa Public Television in the Des Moines metro. I'm learning a lot at the station, however I don't feel that I am being called to workplace ministry.
Don't get me wrong. There are many people in the workplace that need to be saved, but I don't feel qualified to minister to them. Of course who am I to state whether I am qualified. Instead of thinking am I qualified, I should ask "Am I trusting in God to use me? Am I stepping out of my comfort zone to share Christ with colleagues whom need His saving grace?"
Honestly (however unfortunate this may be) I am to scared of being rejected. I would rather be in good standing with my co-workers. I don't want them to think of me as some "Jesus Freak." I gave one colleague a booklet explaining what I believed as a Christian, but I have yet to follow up with him. Do you know what it means to be Christian? I haven't drawn up the courage to ask him what he thought about Christianity. Please pray that I would build the courage to ask him.
In other news. I have applied and been accepted to a missions trip in France this summer. I will be traveling to Montpellier, France with a small team composed of Cru staff and students. A short few weeks ago I decided to apply to spend my summer in France. I didn't have a clear plan for my summer and knew there was a need for men to join the team in France. I prayed about joining the team after receiving an email challenging men in Cru to consider spending a summer in Montpellier. I gave it a day and realized that I was available and am teachable and trusted God that He would make it clear if He wants me in France. I took the step of faith, applied, had a phone interview, received an acceptance email, and now am in the process of raising support. I need to raise $4800 by May 20 for the missions trip.
If you would like to know more about the mission trip to France and how you can support me with a financial gift check out the teams website. http://www.arkpages.com/france2012/ There are photos of the area we will be staying in Montpellier and more information on how we will be ministering to French students.
This will be a challenging time trusting in God. I need to stay rooted in His word and draw upon His understanding, not mine. I often think I can do it on my own. I try to be my own man, but I was bought at a price. Jesus died on the cross for my sins and all peoples. I have a responsibility and privilege to share Christ with those around me. Please pray that I would continually rely on God, and that I would faithfully follow His calling and not maintain the status quo.
Gods Blessings.
I am in my junior year at Iowa State University. I study the ever changing discipline of journalism and mass communication. I currently am interning at Iowa Public Television in the Des Moines metro. I'm learning a lot at the station, however I don't feel that I am being called to workplace ministry.
Don't get me wrong. There are many people in the workplace that need to be saved, but I don't feel qualified to minister to them. Of course who am I to state whether I am qualified. Instead of thinking am I qualified, I should ask "Am I trusting in God to use me? Am I stepping out of my comfort zone to share Christ with colleagues whom need His saving grace?"
Honestly (however unfortunate this may be) I am to scared of being rejected. I would rather be in good standing with my co-workers. I don't want them to think of me as some "Jesus Freak." I gave one colleague a booklet explaining what I believed as a Christian, but I have yet to follow up with him. Do you know what it means to be Christian? I haven't drawn up the courage to ask him what he thought about Christianity. Please pray that I would build the courage to ask him.
In other news. I have applied and been accepted to a missions trip in France this summer. I will be traveling to Montpellier, France with a small team composed of Cru staff and students. A short few weeks ago I decided to apply to spend my summer in France. I didn't have a clear plan for my summer and knew there was a need for men to join the team in France. I prayed about joining the team after receiving an email challenging men in Cru to consider spending a summer in Montpellier. I gave it a day and realized that I was available and am teachable and trusted God that He would make it clear if He wants me in France. I took the step of faith, applied, had a phone interview, received an acceptance email, and now am in the process of raising support. I need to raise $4800 by May 20 for the missions trip.
If you would like to know more about the mission trip to France and how you can support me with a financial gift check out the teams website. http://www.arkpages.com/france2012/ There are photos of the area we will be staying in Montpellier and more information on how we will be ministering to French students.
This will be a challenging time trusting in God. I need to stay rooted in His word and draw upon His understanding, not mine. I often think I can do it on my own. I try to be my own man, but I was bought at a price. Jesus died on the cross for my sins and all peoples. I have a responsibility and privilege to share Christ with those around me. Please pray that I would continually rely on God, and that I would faithfully follow His calling and not maintain the status quo.
Gods Blessings.
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