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I can remember with great vividness the day that I accepted Christ as my Saviour. I can remember birthday parties (when I had them), realizing I was head-over-heels in love with Carrie, making tackles on the rugby paddock, having pieces of difficult theology and philosophy fall into place, bench pressing over 300 pounds for the first time, and celebrating Tuesday Guys’ Nights around the fire-pit in the backyard with cigars and friends. But, aside from clearly hearing the call of Christ to follow Him, hearing the definite calling to the mission field is one of the greatest experiences of my life. For quite some time (as in, all my early life) the mission field was something in the back of my head as something that was pretty cool, but not for me. I entered college a freshman rugby player / biochemistry major, tackling some of the hardest classes at Tech in order to get through my undergrad and on to med school. Midway through my sophomore year, I realized that I really didn’t love what I was doing, and so, after a few months of prayer, switched my major to History / Political Science, since I was good at verbal and legal matters and would have loved to enter these arenas as an international lawyer. Then, I was given the opportunity to go on staff at a Lubbock-area church as a part-time youth ministry intern.I so loved building into those kids’ lives. The more and more I prayed and learned about the gifts that God had given me, the more my heart turned towards ministry. But, as He continued to speak into my heart, He began to rustle the thoughts that my ministry would not mainly be for American students, but rather for the international Church. Over time, God would continue to fan these flames and kindle this fire. On the eve of my 21st birthday, camping by myself, my heart set on missions, and I knew that this was the ultimate calling for my life as a minister.In the world that we live in, so many people have absolutely no clue what they’re doing with their lives. They wonder around, day to day, praying for another chance to make good money. It’s a life-long pursuit; it’s also a life-long waste if focused on self. My prayer for Laura Kate, aside that she truly know the Lord and love Him with all of her heart, soul and might, is that she just as clearly as her daddy did, hears God’s calling on her life. Whether it be to follow in her parents’ footsteps in the mission field, be a pastor’s wife or home-maker, a lawyer or a soccer player, I pray that God’s calling on her life will be made just as clear as He did for her daddy. To me, this is the experience of a lifetime, in that the rest of her life will revolve around this… God’s way of glorifying His Name for the rest of little Laura Kate’s life.
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