The Practical Missions Podcast
Pod #53 Why God is Never Done with You
That was my underlining doubt, did I end up here just by following my own desires?
Today on the pod, my guest shares her powerful story about how she got into missions after 30 years of wondering if it’s too late. She also shares deep insight into what it’s going to take to have a more cohesive field and what it means to have a healthy relationship with God.
Timeline
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:00 Introducing my guest
- 02:00 Blackmailed into missions
- 06:35 Was it adventure or calling?
- 10:00 Working in Turkey
- 13:30 The next 30 years
- 19:13 Getting over the past
- 20:25 Getting back into missions
- 28:27 Help mindset for missionaries
- 30:48 The measurements we use
- 35:25 What’s frustrating for leaders and laborers on the field?
- 41:10 How can we stay spiritually healthy?
Listen on: Apple Podcast | Spotify
That was the time when I was wondering, what am I doing here? I was living in the countryside, I had traveled a lot and learned other languages, and asked myself, what am I doing here? I was really asking God, did I make the wrong decisions? I just kept praying, Lord, why did you put me here? What did I do wrong? Is there a second chance? I always said that if you made the wrong choices, God would not let you live a second-best life. It sounds good, but it doesn’t often feel that way.
Pod #53 Why God is Never Done with You
That was my underlining doubt, did I end up here just by following my own desires?
Today on the pod, my guest shares her powerful story about how she got into missions after 30 years of wondering if it’s too late. She also shares deep insight into what it’s going to take to have a more cohesive field and what it means to have a healthy relationship with God.
That was the time when I was wondering, what am I doing here? I was living in the countryside, I had traveled a lot and learned other languages, and asked myself, what am I doing here? I was really asking God, did I make the wrong decisions? I just kept praying, Lord, why did you put me here? What did I do wrong? Is there a second chance? I always said that if you made the wrong choices, God would not let you live a second-best life. It sounds good, but it doesn’t often feel that way.
Listen on: Apple Podcast | Spotify
Timeline
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:00 Introducing my guest
- 02:00 Blackmailed into missions
- 06:35 Was it adventure or calling?
- 10:00 Working in Turkey
- 13:30 The next 30 years
- 19:13 Getting over the past
- 20:25 Getting back into missions
- 28:27 Help mindset for missionaries
- 30:48 The measurements we use
- 35:25 What’s frustrating for leaders and laborers on the field?
- 41:10 How can we stay spiritually healthy?
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