On Being a Missionary...part 2

You may not remember

the missionary post

part 1 that I did 

a little bit ago,

and I invite you

to refresh yourself on it

if you care to. The

two were kinda meant 

to go together,

but this post was

requested by

my friend 

Kristina

who has an

instagram ministry

and would have

liked a shorter post

to copy.

(hmmm, does

that mean I get

kind of long winded

sometimes?!) :-)

so I did it in two parts.

I think that in order to be a missionary, we need to first be knowing and living the Gospel.

My experience has been that once we are fully awakened to

the power of this Good News in our own lives,

our overwhelming gratitude for redemption and the power to 

war against the flesh and overcome will compel us to 

share with others.

Which brings me to this:

As we grow up in Christ, He expects us to fulfill the 

Great Commission, no matter who we are.

Matthew 28:18-20 was written for all of us

who are His disciples,

whether we are wives or daughters,

married or single.

in America or another country,

rich or poor,

sick or in good health.

I think that as long as we live, 

we will always need others to 

minister to us and disciple us,

but at some point in time

we also need to be ministering

and discipling others, using the

gifts God gives us through His

Holy Spirit.

If we follow God,

 then we will

love others and

 feel the weight

of their eternal destiny

 on our hearts.

And in some way or other,

we will add our gifts to the

working of the

 Body of Christ

to win souls.

We will lay aside our

 petty cares,

our comparing ourselves

 with others,

our weak prayer lives,

our small-mindedness,

and embrace the calling

Jesus gave disciples everywhere

to GO and make disciples.

Love and blessings,
Marcia

PS

One other thing...

Jesus said that the fields are white

unto harvest, but the laborers are few

and that we are to pray to the Lord 

of the harvest,

that HE will send forth reapers.

We often miss that part, I think.

Praying first,

and asking God to send workers.

But in our praying,

I think Jesus intended that we

would surrender our own hearts

for God to send US if He so

desires.