"I will be actively involved, as I am able, in the life, work, worship and witness of the corps, giving as large a proportion of my income as possible to support its ministries and the worldwide work of the Army."
We've discussed some of the distinctives of The Salvation Army's outreach before, however we now centre our thoughts on our own individual commitment to the Army's outreach. Over the past few years I have been fortunate enough to see (albeit from a distance) the many and varied opportunities that are available for outreach in our own movement. The only true limitation we have is our own willingness to push the boundaries; to leave our own comfort zones and try and do something new for Him.
What difference can one person's commitment make? Oh, plenty. Just do what you can and as well as you can. He will multiply it. And will provide any resources that you can't see. Just rely on Him.
Matthew 6:30-34 (The Message)
"If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don't you think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.
"Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes."
"God's work, done in God's way, will never lack God's resources"
We've discussed some of the distinctives of The Salvation Army's outreach before, however we now centre our thoughts on our own individual commitment to the Army's outreach. Over the past few years I have been fortunate enough to see (albeit from a distance) the many and varied opportunities that are available for outreach in our own movement. The only true limitation we have is our own willingness to push the boundaries; to leave our own comfort zones and try and do something new for Him.
What difference can one person's commitment make? Oh, plenty. Just do what you can and as well as you can. He will multiply it. And will provide any resources that you can't see. Just rely on Him.
Matthew 6:30-34 (The Message)
"If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don't you think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.
"Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes."
"God's work, done in God's way, will never lack God's resources"
(J.Hudson Taylor)
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