Recently, I got shot down by some one (not saying who), who made comments that made me realize, this person doesn't believe in what I'm doing with my life. Wow, it shook me hard. Because of who they are in my life. This made me re-evaluate everything, I mean EVERY thing in my life. Especially the fact that I live in Taiwan and am doing mission work that looks "different".
I'm not writing this to prove anything to anyone, because I know this person would never read this blog...it's more just sharing what God has shown me through this process.
Here are 3 things that I feel like God has been showing me and I feel like all of us need in order to not be led astray because our very hearts are deceptive (Jeremiah 17:9)...AND the enemy is constantly lying to us!
1. Continual and daily study in the Word: In 2 Tim 3:16 "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness".
Through out this time the Lord put Prov 16:9 heavy on my heart.
"We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps." And I just believe that I am where God meant to put me. It's not a mistake. We are being led by Him. This leads to #2
2. We have the Holy Spirit to guide us. He is our helper and lives inside of us. Romans 8:14 "For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God". I don't need to doubt that God is with me and speaks to me.
3. Having the right kind of accountability. We live in a YWAM community where the SBS (Biblical School) is solid. The study is of the entire Bible, going through each book inductively. Which means, going through the Historical background, putting your shoes in the Authors shoes of WHY they even wrote the book or letter and also learning about the Original Readers/Hearers of that book. Amazing school, teachings are sound, people here would be quickly confronted if living and or teaching something not biblically sound. Why do I share this? Because, this is our community. I think if we were to be living "off" we would be people of concern. But instead, our leaders encourage us and believe in us. In fact they do so much that my husband is also in a leadership position.
Like I said, I am not trying to show off or defend myself...and I apoligize if it seems that way. Honestly this was a hard process for me to go through and I cried a lot. At one point I felt like maybe some big decisions in my life was a mistake. I'm just trying to show you how I processed what happened when someone very close to me (but doesn't live near me to see my day to day), doubted me and my life. I went to the Word and have been Inductively studying it over the years. I seeked the Lord and prayed for the Holy Spirit to lead me. And I looked at those who know us best, who work beside us day to day and know our character, to see what kind of things they would say about us. And maybe, just maybe, this 3 step process could help you if you were ever at a point where you wanted to evaluate where you are in your life.
We're not perfect. We need Jesus. But I do think we are where God has us. I do believe we are living a life that glories Him and not ourselves.
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