Faithful is the One Who Leads

Well, recently I participated in my first Missions Conference with Liberty Church Blue Angel Campus (BAC). Because I was unable to attend in person, the leadership of BAC decided to Skype me into the service to share about the mission and work we are doing in Liberty Church Kyoto. It was a wonderful experience, but I was extremely nervous. The main reason I was so nervous is because I was worried that I would fail to adequately represent the vision and scope of what we believe God has called us to do in Kyoto, Japan. This fear weighed on me so much that it even affected my sleep. I kept thinking to myself, “ If I don’t present it well, the people won’t partner with us, pray for us, or support us.” I was focusing so much on me that I was forgetting about God! And then God brought several verses to my mind: Is. 26:3 “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” Then 1 Thessalonians 5:24 “He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.” And lastly, Matt. 10:19 “When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour.” These three verses popped into my head and completely changed my thinking. I realized that my job is to keep the Lord first and foremost in my life. This vision I have is not my vision, it is God’s vision! He called me to the people of Japan, and it is God who will have to build the ministry. He will do it, BECAUSE He is Faithful! And I didn’t need to worry anymore about formulating the perfect answers, or making the most persuasive speech. Instead I simply needed to focus on God and tell what God is doing and what we believe God wants us to do. And you know what? It worked! The Skype calls were enjoyable, and there was a lot of positive feedback. God is so Awesome, and as I move forward in this adventure, it is nice to constantly be reminded that God is in complete control, and that He is the one in Charge. Our God is Awesome!

~Mike