Fund Raising; Misery or Ministry?

To be honest with ya'll* I must confess that one year ago this brother was pretty much petrified at the prospect of "support raising"; the process of asking individuals to commit to monthly giving in order to fund a missionary/ministry. But totally by the grace of God that attitude has been turned around 180 degrees. It pleases the Lord to allow a fellow to go through this sanctifying process as Christ uses it to beautifully humble a guy, to strengthen him in the application of the Word, to instruct him on what it means to die to self.

How liberating do you think it is to even just begin to scratch the surface of understanding how to love the Lord and your neighbors more than satisfying one's own shallow desires? Do you want to live really radically? Are you interested in truth that will free you from the grips of worldly lies and manipulation? Wouldn't it be wonderful to simply let go of most of the worries of the world?

Have you reconsidered Jesus lately? Christ's convinced me that He's precisely who he claimed to be. All glory to God!

*Texas talk, lived here 18 yrs now!