The following is an exert from chapter 1 of the book Missionary Guidebook For Ladies by Mindy Bush
The single most important focus for you right now is your own walk with God. Your husband may be an amazing preacher and great spiritual leader in the home, but you cannot live off of his spiritual life. You must develop your own relationship with God. Are you serious about living your life for God? Do you seek Him daily through prayer and reading His Word? Do you ask God for wisdom? Do you rely on His strength?
“Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you.” James 4:8
“The secret is Christ in me, not me in a different set of circumstances.” – Elisabeth Elliot
Hard days will come! You will feel exhausted, frustrated, lonely, and discouraged! Your walk with God today will determine your future! Psalm 55:22 has been a comfort to me throughout the years. “Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”
Pray for your husband! He is stepping out on faith, believing God wants to use him in a wonderful way, but it is a scary task! Fear will invade his heart. The enemy will discourage him and try to get him to quit! Pray that he will be faithful, that he will be encouraged and that the Lord would direct his paths!
Thank God you have a man who is willing to do what God wants! There is no better life than the life lived serving our Savior!
“I believe that in each generation God has called enough men and women to evangelize all the yet unreached tribes of the earth. It is not God who does not call. It is man who will not respond!” Isobel Kuhn, missionary wife in China and Thailand.
