I go through this every new year. I try to review our ministry from the past year and then begin to plan and prepare for our ministry in the coming year. It is always a blessing to be reminded of the multitude of blessings that God has brought into our lives and it is a great faith builder as well that helps to prepare us for the faith steps He wants us to take this year.
I try to ask myself hard questions like WHY do I go here and WHAT fruit do we have to show for our labor and WHERE can we make changes to be more effective and faithful. Has my purpose changed? Is my focus clear? Are there things that are hindering me from fully following the leadership of the Lord in my life?
All of these questions have been going through my mind this week as I am working in Haiti. I am first and foremost a preacher, called by God to plant churches and raise up leaders. So this week as I have been working on our ORPHANAGE here in Haiti it is natural for me to run through all these questions for myself. I always want good, biblical reasons to do what I do. I always want fruit that will remain. One way to see this kind of fruit is to start young and to put all we can into rescuing, helping, nurturing and training these at risk young lives for the glory of Christ. When we train them up – they will remain.
Another thing I am sure of is that we need LABORERS! I would like to write more about this subject right now, but it is getting late and I’m tired and I want to share some things about the need for laborers in another post real soon. Pray for us! BaptistEvangelism.org
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