We Need More Power in Short Term Missions

What I mean by this is we need less of us, and more of the Holy Spirit. We need to stop thinking that we have all the answers for the developing world, and ask God what He desires.

We need to humble ourselves.

We need to seek the Lord's face.

We need more power.

Our modern humanistic approach to short term missions has, sadly, resulted in a weak form of ministry that doesn't look much like New Testament Christianity. We build a house or dig a well, say a prayer, and feel good about ourselves until next summer.

I have a sneaking suspicion that God wants more for us.

God's kingdom is not built on some shrewdly developed business plan (He can use those if He wants), but on the prayers of the saints, and often on the blood of martyrs. His rule and reign is established supernaturally when we choose to reject the ways of the world and trust completely in Him.

This means for some of us, we need to change the way we think and do missions. 

In short, we need to take more risks on mission trips. We need to be willing to surrender some of our schedule for a Spirit-led ministry. Because in risking, we find faith. And in faith, God is pleased and glorified. Plus, really cool stuff tends to happen.

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