Returning to a New Life
Posted by David | Filed under Travel
Europe was fun, as those of you who’ve seen the Europe 2004 blog know, but now the real work begins — putting lessons learned into application and mobilizing this generation to the very real European mission field.
Before we left the US, our team prayed for an answer to one question: “How do we hear God’s voice?” All of us face life-changing decisions within the next few months, and we all believe that God has a better plan for us than we could ever prepare for ourselves. I think God answered our question in spades:
1. Surrender - Be willing to give up all of your possessions, your dreams, your talents, even your relationships to God and He will be faithful to give you back only what you need.
2. Submission - Obey the simple everyday convictions of the Holy Spirit and you will gain a spiritual discipline that alllows God to use you when you don’t even realize it.
3. Stewardship - Realize that you are not the owner of anything you have, even your physical body, but that God is; we often neglect and abuse things which we feel entitled to have.
God can use someone who is willing to be used, but only if we give up any expection of what that might be, obey in detail the commands He gives us, and refuse to take ownership over that which He gives us to accomplish His will.
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