When we train disciples to fulfill the Great Commission, we train them to say yes. Yes to serving. Yes to going. Yes to doing. But sometimes being missional also means saying no. No to too many good projects. No to serving in worthy areas that you aren't gifted for. No to keeping your same service schedule during a difficult season. In my own life, I've discovered three ways that I can live on mission and still say no: 1. When you're already over committed In a large church, saying no without guilt is a lot easier. In a small church, saying no can be trickier, but it's an important lesson I'm learning nonetheless. When we over-commit ourselves, we can easily become overwhelmed with everything that needs to be done…now. The result? Being overwhelmed can lead to discouragement. When you feel over-committed, prayerfully consider your priorities, which leads me to No. 2. 2. When you're operating outside your gifts Look around any church and you'll see dozens of great projects and ministries you could jump into. Most of them are worthy and needed. When we over-extend ourselves by signing up for every need that presents itself, chances are we are operating outside of our Spirit-enabled areas of service. The result? Operating outside the Spirit's giftings means we are not as effective as he has intended us to be. It also could mean we are taking the place of someone who truly is gifted for that place of service. When you are operating outside your gifts, prayerfully consider the ministry passions God has given you and open your eyes to areas of service requiring that gift. 3. When you're walking in a challenging season God not only calls us to fulfill the Great Commission, he equips us to do so. But the intensity and consistency with which we live out our callings can change depending on our season of life. When we're walking in a challenging season, sometimes calling and gifts must be put on hold temporarily. Our bodies and spirits often inform us of when we need to take a break. We do well to heed those messages of rest particularly during difficult seasons. The result of ignoring those messages? Frustration and burnout. If you have found yourself in one of these areas and you're still saying ‘yes’ to every good project that pops up, I'd like to caution you. You could have positioned yourself exactly where Satan wants you. Discouraged, ineffective, and burned out on Great Commission activities. So, how do you keep yourself from getting to this point? The answer is not as simple as saying no, although that might be one solution. The answer is to look at why you're saying yes all the time. In my own life, I discover (often too late) that I over-commit myself, volunteer for areas outside my gifting, and continue to serve even when I'm trying to stay afloat in a storm for one single reason: I've stopped abiding in Jesus. When I abide in Christ, I am more attuned to his Spirit, and allow the Spirit to guide my yes's and no's. My no's come at the Spirit's bidding and for no other reason - not pride (no one else can do this like me!), not laziness (why is no one else signing up?), not fear (what if no one else signs up?), or any other excuse for serving or not serving. The same is probably true for you, too. When we abide in Christ, we become so impassioned to use our special giftings in specific ways that we can say no to other service opportunities without guilt. Our no's are tempered by the yes's that the Spirit is leading us to embark upon with his power. When we abide in Christ, he becomes the strength for our service to the gospel. Sometimes that means his calling will change for a season depending on what he's strengthening us for - what difficulties surround us at the moment. Saying no, frees us up to rest in him for a time so that when that season passes we will be even stronger in our future service. I want to my model missional living to my children, and one of the biggest lessons I've learned as a parent is saying no can be just as missional as saying yes. In the end, I want my children to see a mother whose no is just as Spirit-led as her yes. Now, how to actually say the word no is a completely different post. About MelissaMelissa’s motto as a Christian journalist and creative writer is to “tell of God’s marvelous works” (Ps. 9:1). And with almost 15 years experience in print and editorial services, God has embedded Melissa with passions gleaned from stories and experiences from the field. But helping women fall in love with the sweetness of God’s Word truly makes her heart sing. Two years ago, she launched HiveResources.com to help women sweeten their walk with Christ through Bible study, missions resources, and more. She recently published a 10-week Bible study, Daughters of the King, to help women find their place in the biblical story. Melissa has a M.Div. in Women’s Studies from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a B.A. in Journalism from Texas A&M University. She and her husband, Jonathan, are currently part of a church plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They have five-year-old twin boys, Zacharias and Jonah, who are unwittingly and joyfully shaping them into the image of Christ. If you'd like to read more from this contributor, type her name in the search box on the top right.
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Most Christians desperately want to effectively accomplish God’s will for their lives. If you’re reading this blog that is most likely true of you. If you enjoyed the Missional Women conference, take the next step and join us for this one. If you missed the Missional Women conference, here is your chance for another great, life changing time. Our ministry has recently developed a Great Commission training resource, the Great Commission Leadership workbook, designed to equip you to accomplish all God has for you. We’ll also be doing a week-long workshop, based on that book, this summer in Durango, Colorado. We want to invite you to this amazing conference. If you want to learn how to practically fulfill Christ's Great Commission wherever God has you in life, join us for this workshop. Come learn time tested evangelism, discipleship and leadership skills that will help you experience the purpose God has for you. The first half of the week will focus on personal and leadership development, training you on biblical leadership tools and techniques. The second half of the week will be focused on evangelism, discipleship and ministry leadership. There will also be time scheduled each day for applying what you are learning. The week will end with each participant developing a Great Commission Strategy to take home. You will leave this conference changed forever and ready to multiply Christ-like multipliers. Each participant will receive a Master Plan Ministries certificate of accomplishment upon completing the workshop. The workshop will be July 13-19, in Durango, Colorado, at Three Trails Ranch (directions). This is a beautiful mountain ranch, right outside of Durango. The cost is only $125 and that includes lodging, meals, snacks, resources, sessions and all activities at the ranch. These activities will include growing closer to God, learning how to make disciples, making new friends, many different outdoor, mountain adventures (like fishing and hiking) and all the great things people visit Durango for. There will also be additional, optional, off-site activities which will be pay on your own. These will include things like the Durango/Silverton train, sight-seeing, the Pagosa hot springs and more. This workshop will be fun and life changing. Please join us for this incredible experience and please invite your friends to come along as well. You can get more info or RSVP by contacting Nate at neherbst@hotmail.com or 970-946-9045 or by visiting Great Commission Leadership (you’ll also find resources there to help you promote the workshop and invite others to join you). All of the staff here at Master Plan Ministries hope you’ll make this life and eternity changing week in beautiful Colorado. Make sure to register soon as there are only 60 spots available and they’re going fast! See you in July! Nate & Erin HerbstNate put his trust in Christ at the age of 5 and Erin made a decision to follow Jesus at the age of 8. Nate grew up actively involved in his parents ministry around the world and has always wanted to serve God in full time ministry. Erin decided she wanted to go into full time ministry as a young girl. Nate and Erin met at Fort Lewis College where they were both involved in Master Plan Ministries and were married after graduating (Nates degree is in Chemistry and Erins is in Humanities) in 2002. They spent the next 2 years volunteering with MPM and have been on full time staff since 2004. They have led the campus ministry at FLC, numerous summer projects (both in the U.S and overseas) and many other aspects of ministry, including a weekly apologetic and evangelistic radio show. Nate and Erin are passionate about equipping believers around the world to practically reach the world for Jesus Christ and the next stage of life and ministry will include starting and leading the MPM Great Commission Training Center and internship program. God has blessed Nate and Erin with 2 beautiful girls, Eliana and Kara, and a little boy Micah. They hope to be serving God faithfully until they die. Read more about them at EternityImpact.com Sharing this over at these awesome blogs
“Frequently the enemy entices Christians to harbor an unforgiving spirit - a very common symptom indeed among God's children. Such bitterness and fault-finding and enmity inflict a severe blow upon spiritual life.” ~ Watchman Nee Let’s face it; sometimes people are hard to love, and boulders of offense can “snowball” inside us, until hurt from others hinders us from the fullness of missional living, Christ intended. And don’t we all want weightless lives, filled with the joy and rewards of truly passionate missional living, sold out, willingly, and obediently surrendered to Him? So, let’s talk about letting go. Softening our hearts is a two part process. First, it must involve us. Second, it requires the grace of God working through us. God tells us more than once that it is our job to break up the fallow ground of our hearts. (Hosea 10:12, Jer. 4:3) Soft soil requires purposeful and willing forgiveness of those who have offended us. Remember 70 x 7? (Matt 18:21-22) Second, the healing of our hearts requires the miracle working power of God. Ezekial 36:26 reads, “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you and heart of flesh.” So clearly, Christ died that we might be free to love unloving people, but it is also our choice to love and keeping loving those who offend us. So, what about when the same people continue to intentionally offend us? Let’s face it, Jesus chose Judas though He knew he would betray Him. Jesus fearlessly walked straight into Pharisees territory, knowing he would be ridiculed, questioned, and eventually persecuted. But, we are not God. So, before knowing how to handle difficult people in your lives, it would be wise to first pray for discernment. Is the person in your life like Potipher’s wife, someone causing you to stumble who you should intentionally be running from? Or is the offense more subtle, more of a “thorn in your flesh” type of person God wants to use to refine you? If it’s the later, here are 10 Biblical tools to help you deal with difficult, unloving people: 1. Trust God knows what He is doing. (Prov 3:5-6) 2. Do not repay evil for evil. (1 Peter 3:9) 3. Do good to those who hate you. (Luke 6:27) 4. Pray for your enemies. (Matt 5:44) 5. Remember, vengeance is the Lords. (Romans 12:19) 6. Understand others often don’t know what they are doing. (Luke 23:34) 7. Do not look to hurtful people for counsel or your identity. (Psalms 1:1-6) 8. Know, love triumphs all, lays down life willingly, and covers a multitude of sins. (John 15:13, 1 John 4:11, 1 Peter 4:8) 9. Trust love overcomes, binds together, and can heal in time, difficult relationships. (Romans 12:20-21, Col 3:14) 10. Keep in mind the truth of how Christ also forgave you. (Eph 4:32, Col 3:13) So, will you join me in setting aside your rights, emotions, and stop defending yourself from those who unlovingly rub you the wrong way? For if offense and division are the weapons the enemy uses to stop us from Missional Living, what if we committed to loving unlovable people unconditionally right now? Would we reach more? Stretch farther? Expand our tent stakes all for the sake of the gospel? I think so. Don’t you? About JenThough born, raised, and still living only miles from where she grew up, Jen's heart lies in the nations. Jen loves the beautiful tapestry found in the wide diversity of people, different cultures, and all nations. Jen and her husband have been married twenty years, and have parented fifteen kids and counting; twelve foster, one adopted, and two bios. Her multi-racial family reflects her passion for unity, desire for faith without walls, and missional mindset to share both the gospel and the power of redemption to a world desperately needing the hope found in Jesus Christ. Jen and her husband have led in a variety of ministries; including prayer, small groups, children's, and women’s. Jen advocates for the orphan as a board member for the non-profit, A New Song; and loves doing missions work internationally, along with her family. You can find Jen writing about faith, while challenging her readers at her blog, Rich Faith Rising, as well as at tweeting faith-filled messages @Jen_Avellaneda . Jen is also on facebook. If you'd like to read more from this contributor, type her name in the search box on the top right.
Sharing this over at these awesome blogs Romans 12:6-8 says,” We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.” Our creator has bestowed each one of us with unique gifts and abilities. Though many times I am unable to identify a gift because it is not packaged in a way I have envisioned it. By that I mean, it doesn’t bring home a trophy, it doesn’t draw attention from people, it doesn’t earn money and so forth. It is simple and obvious to be special. Have you undermined your gifts? Each gift, if fueled with the love of Christ, can be God honoring, gospel sharing and life transforming opportunity. There are plenty of gifts and ideas out there, let us look into few of these here. Listening My friend worked with the group which ministers to the women working in sex industry. Listening to the stories of these vulnerable women, unbiased, non-judgmental and showing genuine love to them has opened the door for some of these women to transition out from this industry. You can be that ‘listening ears’ to someone who desperately needs to be heard and steer them to Christ. Speaking Does talking and making friends come easy to you? Romans 10:17 says, “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ”. Use your conversation skill to share the gospel with someone. Writing Proverbs 16:24 says, “Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.” Use your gift of words to build someone up in Christ. Connect with a missionary and make it your goal to encourage them by your handwritten notes throughout a year. Caring playful heart Finger painting, sidewalk chalk, board games, storytelling and mock ups are right up to your alley. You love being kid again. Offer a date night to a couple by watching their kids. Kitchen skills You may not be the next food network star but you love to cook and bake. You can serve meal to a family living at places like Ronald McDonald Children Homes or Fisher house. Invite a soldier or an exchange student who could not go back to their home for holidays. Fellowship can open up an opportunity to witness and to build a relationship in Christ. Hospitality May be cooking and baking is not what you are best at but you have the heart for hospitality. So be the host and ask friends who love to cook to bring a potluck meal. Invite a retired empty nester from across your street or a new neighbor who just moved in. Skilled hands You love to sew, knit, crochet and quilt or you rather spend afternoon crafting. May be you can knit a baby cap or a pair of socks for local pregnancy care centers. Sew a lovey to give it to local police station. Live out those artsy ideas with the group of kids living at a local children shelter. Party Organizer You have a knack for planning and organizing parties. You can take your party planning ideas to another level by throwing a birthday party for teens living at shelter facilities. Colossians 3:23-24 says: Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.” Regardless of what you your gift is, ask yourself, does your gift glorify you or the gift giver? About NiveNive was born and raised in India. She has a degree in Civil engineering but she decided that developing software is much more fun, so she taught herself programming. Nive has been married for about a decade to her husband, Randy, a software architect. They are very blessed to live in the beautiful Texas hill country with their two kids. Born and raised as Hindu and redeemed by love of Christ a few years ago, Nive has a heart for culture and desire to make her redeemer known. She loves to cook, has a penchant for handmade crafty things and teaches her kids to serve in the community. You can find her food blogging athandfulofjoy and serving at playdate with a purpose. Sharing this over at these awesome blogs
This past week my husband and I spoke at an incredible missions conference. Coming from Colorado, a place where 95% of the people are unchurched to a beautiful state in the south, the southern hospitality has been awesome. The people have such a love for the Lord and willingness to serve His people. One of the sessions all the missionary women were part of a panel while women of the church asked us questions. One question ignited a fire in my soul I didn’t even realize was there. It had to do with raising support. Since we are missionaries, we raise 100% of our income. One of the missionaries on the panel doesn’t take initiative to ask people for support but follows in George Muller’s footsteps. If that is how the Lord led her and her husband then that is fine. BUT what hit me in the face and ignited a passion in my soul was the realization that our American Christian culture seems to think if you don’t try and God comes through, it’s great faith. Compare George Mueller who didn’t raise support but waited for God to bring to him what he needed with the majority of missionaries today who do take initiative to seek out a team to support them financially. You don’t hear a lot of comments about how much faith so and so has because they are raising support. Yet, whenever the name George Mueller comes up people oo and ah about how great his faith was. But here’s reality, faith is an action. It’s an active trust. So faith that is passive, sitting back and waiting for things to fall in our lap, is not actually faith. So why the passion in my soul? Because it hit me that this very lie is cutting off believers who love the Lord from deep effectiveness and crippling their investments in heaven and ability to glorify God. If you believe it’s only God if comes to you without effort, it cripples effectiveness. Look at plants. They need sun, water, soil and oxygen. In Colorado, plants only grow when take initiative to water them. We don’t have enough rain to keep even grass alive on it’s own. But that’s a law God put in place, putting effort into producing fruit. Taking initiative doesn’t equal a lack of faith. In the Bible study I lead, we are working our way through Second Samuel. In Chapter 5 David (like he is so often) inquires of the Lord to see if and how he should attack other groups. He didn’t move until he heard specifically and directly from the Lord. That makes it seem like passivity is right, sitting and waiting until we have some special, specific call from the Lord to act. It stumped me until I spend quite time asking the Lord to teach me about it. Guess what He showed me!? David didn’t have the Holy Spirit or the full Word of God! So of course He needed specific revelation from God because it was not already given. And guess what else He showed me. That the only time in the NT the disciples were told to wait was when they were told to wait to receive the Holy Spirit. How beautifully amazing! He had told the disciples to “GO”. And they did. And while they were going, if they were headed a wrong direction, the Lord redirected them. The minute we surrendered our life to Christ and received His forgiveness, we were sealed with/given the Holy Spirit and were given God’s specific call to “Go and make disciples of all nations”. You my dear friend already have a specific call. You don’t need to sit back and wait for some other mystical directions. You don’t need a feeling or dramatic almost audible voice from God. Your call has already been written down and it’s your responsibility to invest what you have and live out that mission, and when you’re headed the wrong direction, God will direct you. About LauraLaura, the creator and host of Missional Women is married and has four kids, two of whom are adopted. Laura and her husband have been missionaries to college students for 11 years serving with Master Plan Ministries. Laura is the Women's Development Coordinator and has discipled over 150 girls, led over 30 Bible studies and speaks to college and women's groups. Laura has authored 5 books, including an award winning 12 week Bible Study on First Samuel, Beholding Him, Becoming Missional, Reach; How to Use Your Social Media Influence for the Glory of God, and A Devotional Journey through Judges, a devotional to accompany the free online Bible study at TheBookofJudges.com. You can find her on facebook,twitter, pinterest, youtube, instagram and her author site. Sharing this over at these awesome blogs “How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: 'How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!' " (Rom. 10:14-15) Taking the gospel of peace to people each day can wear your feet out - it doesn't matter if you're spreading the good news on the paved streets of your neighborhood or the Andes mountains of Peru. I've scaled some mountains in Peru. That was a hard Great Commission experience. But my latest endeavor was even harder - volunteering for 11 weeks straight in the Preschool Class at church. It was tiring. And my feet weren't the only part of me that hurt at the end of the day! But last Sunday, two little words changed my entire day. Thank you. A mother of a preschooler in my class handed me a wrapped present. She wanted to say thank you for investing in her child, she said. When I got home, I opened the box. Inside was a handmade craft from World Crafts - a magnet set of embroidered feet. With it she paired Paul's paraphrase of the Prophet Isaiah in Rom. 10:15. "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace." Her thank you did more than touch me. It made me realize the importance of saying thank you to those who serve every day in Great Commission activities. It encourages. It edifies. It brings glory to the God who gifted that person for service. A few years ago, I listened to a sermon by Texas pastor on the importance of saying thank you to servants in the church. Of all the things he said, this thought stuck with me: people receive thanks in different ways. Some like verbal praise, even public praise. Others like a hand-written thank you note. Some appreciate a gift or the gift of one-on-one time. But regardless of how someone feels most appreciated, saying thank you is about acknowledgment. Acknowledging that person's investment in the King's kingdom and affirming their service, no matter where their feet have taken them. As missional women, we must lead by example. Express your gratitude to those who are serving around you. Mothers, lead your children to thank those who do the hard work of taking the gospel to difficult places. Need some ideas for helping your kids say thank you? Start with prayer. When you pray, express gratitude to God for specific servants you know personally. At meals, pray for your church staff by name, leaders in your church, and missionaries. Then be sure to tell that person you thanked God for them in prayer. Don’t know of any missionaries? Here’s a great resource to get you started. Send a card. My kids love to make cards. If your child can't write, ask them to draw a picture or paint a picture with watercolor and you can write thank you over their masterpiece. Sent your thank you note to their teachers. Share hugs. I can't tell how you much I enjoyed those moments when a child came back to the preschool room to say thank you and give me a hug! Behind that child's action was a careful parent training their child in gratitude. It melted my heart and renewed my love for teaching preschoolers. Speak kind words. Satan will try to destroy every activity related to the Great Commission. Kind words are important. They rebuild what the Lier and Accuser has sought to tear down. So, say thank you to your Great Commission servants. They are doing more than walking on tired feet, they are doing battle for truth. About MelissaMelissa’s motto as a Christian journalist and creative writer is to “tell of God’s marvelous works” (Ps. 9:1). And with almost 15 years experience in print and editorial services, God has embedded Melissa with passions gleaned from stories and experiences from the field. But helping women fall in love with the sweetness of God’s Word truly makes her heart sing. Two years ago, she launched HiveResources.com to help women sweeten their walk with Christ through Bible study, missions resources, and more. She recently published a 10-week Bible study,Daughters of the King, to help women find their place in the biblical story. Melissa has a M.Div. in Women’s Studies from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a B.A. in Journalism from Texas A&M University. She and her husband, Jonathan, are currently part of a church plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They have five-year-old twin boys, Zacharias and Jonah, who are unwittingly and joyfully shaping them into the image of Christ. Want to read more from this contributor? Put her name in the search box at the top.
Sharing this article over at these awesome blogs We sat at a small table on the terrace of the church property with our Whoppers, fries and a large cola. She would ask me probing questions and I felt a certain safety in knowing that I could lay my heart and soul bare before her without judgment or condemnation. My pastor’s wife had graciously agreed to mentor me my third year in Bible school. While it was a requirement for my third year program, it came at a time at the lowest point of my spiritual walk with the Lord. We met twice a month; I’d pick up lunch and she would kindly, but firmly, reveal to me from the Bible what God’s purpose was for my life. She always brought it back to the Word. I will never forget this godly woman. I know that I wouldn’t be who I am today if it wasn’t for the time she generously set aside out of her busy schedule to disciple me. Up to that point, I had been content to be an average Christian, with a certain tolerance level for sin and mediocre spirituality. Having grown up in a Christian home, I was adept at talking all kinds of Christian-ese, but my walk proved that I had higher expectations of others than I did for myself. But in the depths of my soul there was a desire for more, I just couldn’t seem to get there on my own. I sincerely believe that there are thousands of women who, like me, want more from the Lord. They want to attain that higher standard of spiritual living but do not have the accountability and tools necessary to get there. They need a mentor to whom they can lay their souls bare and who will reveal the harder teachings of God’s Word, giving them a reason to stop catering to the lowest common spiritual denominator. In Titus, the older women are instructed to teach the younger women. This is a biblical mandate that is set before us to not only evangelize the lost, but make disciples of those who have made Jesus Christ their Lord. Jesus doesn’t save us and then leave us to fend for ourselves, just as we do not expect newborns to make their own dinners. Are you actively growing in your walk with the Lord? Do you regularly hear Him speak to your heart through the Word and in prayer? Consider discipling those women around you who are younger in the Lord. Allow Him to use what He has spoken to you to strengthen them as well. He has called us to go make disciples; He has equipped us with a testimony and the power of His Word. The final step lies with us to simply go! About RosilindRosilind is an American girl married to a Bosnian guy who lives in a small village just outside of Zagreb. They have two crazy boys 3 and under who are as opposite as boys can be. When Rosilind isn't writing, she is dreaming up recipes and searching for ways to organize her home better. You can find her at A Little R & R where she writes about missions, marriage and family, toddler activities, and her recipes. You will also find her onFacebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Want to read more from this contributor? Put her name in the search box at the top.
Sharing this article over at these awesome blogs 4 Things that Help us Live on Mission Without Getting Busier {#31Days of Living Missionally-Day 2}10/2/2013 With three young children and one on the way, I often struggle to keep up with my own life. Kinda feels like riding a mo-ped in the fast lane. In the last few years, I’ve often thought that the craziness would soon pass or that this was just a “season”.
I think I was in denial. That is until one day when my husband gently suggested that “perhaps this is our new normal”. We needed to figure out how to make life work at this new pace. I know most of us can relate to the feeling that there are just not enough hours in the day. Whether it’s children, or a full time job, or volunteer work, we are barely able to keep all the plates spinning. So for any of us attempting to become more missional, it can seem like an overwhelming task. Where do we start? And how do we even add another spinning plate without them all coming crashing down? For ten years of my Christian life I thought I could live the Christian life if I just tried hard enough. I approached the Bible as a book of do’s and don’ts. I even remember one time when I was irritated at God because of how He organized the Bible. I couldn't understand why He didn’t just make a huge long list. I thought if I had a list of everything I should and shouldn’t do, then I would be the best Christian to ever walk the planet. I believed if I just knew everything expected of me then I could do it.
My motives were to be pleasing to the Lord and I knew I was truly accepted by the Lord regardless of my actions, but I didn’t trust Him to bring about the transformation in my heart. I took on the responsibility of sanctifying (being made more like Christ) myself. I believed it was by grace that God had rescued me from hell, but it was by my effort and trying really hard that I lived the good Christian life. As believers we are called to live on mission. We know that right.? But sometimes it can be so confusing on what that really means and looks like. This series offers a ton of practical ideas of what living missionally can look like. Not every topic is meant for everyone. Our hope is that a few will stand out to you to take a step out and try. And we hope you get to see God show off in how He uses you to influences others for the His glory. Just remember that success is taking the initiative in the power of the Holy Spirit and leaving the results up to God. That frees us up to enjoy the process and take big risks for His glory. I'm (Laura) praying for you each day of the 31 days and I (as well as others) would love to know how it's going. Feel free to share cool stories of God coming through in the comments. Follow the series. 31 Days of Missional Living; The 31 Days Series 1. How to Live Missionally 2. 4 Things that Help us Live on Mission Without Getting Busier 3. 5 Ways to Connect with your Spouse as you Serve 4. 10 Questions for Starting Spiritual Conversations 5. Around the Web-Missional Round Up 6. Missional Life Launch Giveaway & Faith Filled Friday Blog Link Up 7. Healthy Living and the Mission 8. 4 Ways to Deal with Criticism from Other Believers 9. 4 Ways to Use Fashion for the Great Commission 10. How to Set your Families Heart Toward Eternity 11. Around the Web-Missional Round Up 12. How to Live Missionally Where your at Right Now Vlog & FFF Blog Link Up. 13. 10 Ways to Reach the World for Christ 14. How to Use your Freedom Well as a Single 15. 4 Things you Can Do as a Dating Couple to Live on Mission 16. 4 Practical Ideas for a Missional Marriage 17. Around the Web-Missional Round Up 18. Practical Tips for Getting the Most from your Time with the Lord Vlog & FFF Link Up 19. 3 Ways to Live Missionally at Church 20. 8 Ways to Live Missionally in the Workplace 21. Simple Missional Craft 22. 11 Tips, Tricks & Thoughts for a Missional Family Vacation 23. Around the Web- Missional Round Up 24. How to Use Social Media for the Glory of God Video & FFF Blog Link UP 25. How to Reach Unreached People Groups with the Gospel through Facebook. 26. 3 Ways to Grow in Knowing God's Voice 27. 7 Ways to Use Twitter to Glorify God 28. 25 Ways to Affirm People 29. Around the Web-Missional Round Up 30. How to Make Disciples Vlog & Faith Filled Friday Link Up 31. Leading Effective Bible Studies FREE EBOOK Don't miss the series. Sign up here. Did you benefit from this series? Are there things you wish you could come back to? If so, we have a FREE book for you! All of this and more is in our book, Missional Life; A Practical Guide to Living in Light of Eternity. Sign up here. And we have a ton of other FREE stuff for you: Printables, Bible Studies, Videos, Book Recommendations, Giant List of Blog Hop/Link Ups and more. Spend some time exploring the site. Missional Life; A Practical Guide to Living in Light of Eternity
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