Why Don't I Just Give Up?

Have you ever asked yourself the question, “Why don’t I just give up?”  In all honesty, I asked myself that question just this morning.  I lead many prayer trips to different mission fields all over the world.  One of these trips has had some pretty major setbacks in the past few weeks. 

I thought we had the team complete.  Everyone going was fully committed – until they were not.  I thought we had all approvals signed off on – until suddenly they no longer were.  I thought our approved dates were good to go – and then there was a problem. 

All along the process, I have held this prayer trip loosely in my hands holding it up to the Lord.  It is HIS trip, not mine.  So, why not just cancel and be done with it?  Right? Except that the missionaries we would be traveling to minister to, still very much want and need us to come.  Except that I find myself praying for this mission field everyday.  Except that I have not felt the Lord telling me to stop

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Today, I will do the only thing that is mine to do.  I will fast and pray throughout the morning.  Then, I will trust the Lord for whatever happens; knowing that sometimes it means that I will offer invitations to others to join the team and they, too, may say, “No.”  I will continue to plan to go until such a time as the Lord releases me to stop or we board the plane!

My prayer has been and must continue to be, “Lord, thy Kingdom come.  Thy Will be done.”

By Jacqui - One of God’s Intercessors