Oh Lord, help me NOT to be a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.....the video hit da nail on da head in so many ways...
The "elements" in order to be an ambassador for Christ, maybe is to yes, KNOW God, and thus to KNOW that it is HE Who is "sending" us, for only then will the motivation be rising from His heart and mind, and not ours. The other is a less-talked about factor, and perhaps the most crucial one. And that is to "fear God", which when broken down, means to have a Godly respect and reverence for Him, El Elyon, the Most High, the living God. Perhaps David, Job, Abraham, and Moses are good examples of Godly men who "feared God" and thus God called them His "friends" for through the "fearing Him", they truly "KNEW" Him, as it is written in this phenomenal verse, and they "delighted" in Him:
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding." ~Proverbs 9:10
Finally, in summary, there is no stepping out in doing anything unless it is in God's unction and strength and not ours. For it is He Who prepares our hearts, and minds and "equips" us before sending us.
Sooooo...until then, we do this:
"Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth." ~Psalm 46:10
And this:
"in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength:" ~Isaiah 30:15b
That said, there was a reason that Jesus sent His disciples out two by two, and that is because they needed the support, encouragement, and prayers of one another. They NEEDED each other.
Same here. We NEED each other, especially in praying for one another.
God bless us, ev'ry one.