A Dream Becomes A Reality

“Bringing those in need to a place of spiritual maturity through separation from the control of the flesh as a result of Biblical teaching (Ephesians 4:22), submission to the control of God through a daily relationship with his word (Ephesians 4:23), and preparation for service with personal discipleship (Ephesians 4:24)”

What you see is a copy of my personal mission statement. A mission statement is a focused paragraph that describes in detail the calling of God upon your life. I developed mine over the course of a few weeks through prayer and reading Scripture along with books on how to develop a mission statement. I knew that God had a specific work for me to do. And I wanted to focus all of my attention on that one specific work.

The mission statement flows out of a burden that God has placed upon my heart for discipleship. Since College I have felt God calling me to help those in need become spiritually mature. As I prayed about this burden God had placed on my heart a three step plan for discipleship began to form in my mind. Step one was to help those in need overcome the temptation to always do things their own way. This will be accomplished through Biblical preaching and teaching. Step two is to help them submit to doing life Gods way. This is done through personal discipleship. Step three is to prepare them for the work of God for their lives. This is done through intense teaching and mentorship.

When I flew to Australia in January I prayed that God would allow me to become involved in his mission for my life. But being involved in a ministry that involved teaching, discipleship, and mentoring seemed like a dream. Today four months later I am involved in all three ministries. On Monday nights I am using college level material to teach a man who feels called to full time missions work This Wednesday afternoon I will begin discipling a young man who approached me about helping him. And Wednesday night I will continue teaching the youth group at a local baptist church. In less than four months God took what was only a dream in my heart, and made it a reality.