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Great, good for you Eldaah, you did well makes me so happy to know you obeyed and submitted to your parents, inspires me as a mother and I want you to know that is leader material, thanks Eldaah for setting an example even to me, I praise God to Him be the honor and the glory.I guess I'll give my update now as well. I don't have much time, so this will be short and to the point.
I have been planning on going on a foreign missions trip for quite a few months. I finally found one that I was interested in going on, and was already getting excited. But, last night, my parents said that they didn't think I should go to a foreign country on my first missions trip. They wanted me to stay in the country so they would be able to come and get me if anything happened. I feel called to foreign missions though, and was really looking forward to going on that trip. So, when they told me that if I was going to go on a missions trip, I would have to do it in the US, I wasn't to happy. I didn't want to, but I submitted to their authority. I didn't get mad and tell them what I thought about it like I was tempted to. I just calmly asked questions about it and tried to understand their point of view.
I did understand the reasons why they had said this, but I still felt that I was old enough to handle a foreign missions trip. I did submit, but I still had a few angry thoughts go through my head. Now I understand completely why they said what they did, and as long as I can do something useful for God on my missions trip, it doesn't matter that much if I'm in the US or some other country.
I still do and say wrong things, but with God's help I am drawing closer to Him and walking a path that will lead to a better life. My life has already gotten better. I already feel as if I am drawing closer to my Savior.
And you will, with His help........I can totally relate to that.
I need to spend time in prayer suring up some weak spots in my armor, and trusting more and more on God's strength to get me through.
Great I believe you will be better prepared........and even experienced to some level to better assist your calling. Will pray for you......Yes, they said that I can probably go on a foreign one next year.
Eldaah
You are clearly a very mature young man with a heart for God's will, and I aplaud you for that.
I am so glad that your reaction to your parents resistance to the trip overseas was graceful and full of humility.
Let me say that I believe God will honour you for this and He will open the door to give you the opportunity for great things in your future.
Remeber the story of Joseph, how he dreamed of his family bowing to him, and remember where it landed him for the next 20 or so years!?
Well it may feel like a backwater mission field but believe me the lessons you learn in the US will enable you to serve God to your best. Do not see this as second best - see it rather as a training ground, a place to hone your skills and find your weaknesses with the safety net of your parents and their love for you right there behind you.
I wish my parents had been half as supportive and caring as yours clearly are. Do not think harshly of your parents, they have been given the charge of your well being and training, they would have failed in their duty if they recklessly allowed you to venture into an area of testing beyond any hope of their support.
Remember also that even Jesus was obedient to his parents until the age of 30 years! You still have time! Do not rush in, God has a plan, wait for His timing, do not get ahead of Him!
Bless you brother.
Pete
Eldaah
You are clearly a very mature young man with a heart for God's will, and I aplaud you for that.
I am so glad that your reaction to your parents resistance to the trip overseas was graceful and full of humility.
Let me say that I believe God will honour you for this and He will open the door to give you the opportunity for great things in your future.
Remeber the story of Joseph, how he dreamed of his family bowing to him, and remember where it landed him for the next 20 or so years!?
Well it may feel like a backwater mission field but believe me the lessons you learn in the US will enable you to serve God to your best. Do not see this as second best - see it rather as a training ground, a place to hone your skills and find your weaknesses with the safety net of your parents and their love for you right there behind you.
I wish my parents had been half as supportive and caring as yours clearly are. Do not think harshly of your parents, they have been given the charge of your well being and training, they would have failed in their duty if they recklessly allowed you to venture into an area of testing beyond any hope of their support.
Remember also that even Jesus was obedient to his parents until the age of 30 years! You still have time! Do not rush in, God has a plan, wait for His timing, do not get ahead of Him!
Bless you brother.
Pete
Great, good for you Eldaah, you did well makes me so happy to know you obeyed and submitted to your parents, inspires me as a mother and I want you to know that is leader material, thanks Eldaah for setting an example even to me, I praise God to Him be the honor and the glory.
Melissa
I agree, and the home mission field is greatly needed, we seem to have lost our way.
I´m not sure if that would be effecient, I mean generally it takes me a while to get an answer from GodI have been reading "In His steps" recently and I've been thinking. We should have a group on CF who does the same thing they do in the book. That is, we should have a group who pledges to not do anything for a year without first asking "What would Jesus do?" and then acting on what we honestly believe he would do. (I don't know if this has been done on here before or not, but I didn't see anything like it so I started this one.)
Jesus is the authority over my life, through him he gives me strenght to help others and to treat others with dignity. So the least I can do is follow his suggestions.Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone else would be interested in this totally life changing experience.
So? Are you willing to do your Christian duty and and give your whole life to the God you love?
Yep... not as much free time as y'all....yeah maybe.
That is very awesomeYep... not as much free time as y'all....
So an update: (gotta keep it short... at work)
I've been doing my best to do what Jesus would do, and God gave me an opportunity to talk with a fellow coworker about my faith, in hearing distance of a number of other employees, and the person I spoke with was asking all the questions, so no chance of getting in trouble for proselytizing. Conversation went well, and it opened an opportunity for a brief conversation with another of my coworkers.
Yay God!
Way to go.....great job......victory in Jesus name!Yep... not as much free time as y'all....
So an update: (gotta keep it short... at work)
I've been doing my best to do what Jesus would do, and God gave me an opportunity to talk with a fellow coworker about my faith, in hearing distance of a number of other employees, and the person I spoke with was asking all the questions, so no chance of getting in trouble for proselytizing. Conversation went well, and it opened an opportunity for a brief conversation with another of my coworkers.
Yay God!
Shweeet!So an update: (gotta keep it short... at work)
I've been doing my best to do what Jesus would do, and God gave me an opportunity to talk with a fellow coworker about my faith, in hearing distance of a number of other employees, and the person I spoke with was asking all the questions, so no chance of getting in trouble for proselytizing. Conversation went well, and it opened an opportunity for a brief conversation with another of my coworkers.
Yay God!
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