I just want to share one post with you today, because I think it conveys the thoughts of many, many missionaries around the world.
The post comes from Mike in Brazil. He talks about a conversation he had with a couple teens over breakfast. Let me quote the first part of his post, then you can head over to his blog for the rest…
For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
1 Corinthians 16.9Paul was… well… incredible! From his salvation to his martyrdom his experience points to God’s grace and Paul’s dedication to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He was and is a hero of the Faith.
The comment he makes in the above verse always slaps me back to reality. My paraphrase would read, "God has opened many doors for ministry so pray for me because there is much opposition."
Often, opposition seems a confirmation of "closed doors" for ministry doesn’t it? With the, "When God opens the door I’ll go" mentality the least bit of opposition is reason to indicate a closed door. It becomes an excuse NOT to minister…
Read the rest of Mike’s post here – entitled Much Opposition
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