17 August 2012 ~ 11 Comments

Our Sufficiency Comes From God

Christian Life Random

As most of you know, I went on a mission trip to Virginia a few weeks ago. I learned many things from the trip. I have been on a total of six formal mission trips. Out of all of them, I would say that I felt the pressure the most on this one.

Before the trip, I asked God to use me. I had no idea what the trip would entail, but I just wanted to be used. I got what I asked for…

On the bus ride up, I was asked by one of the leaders to help teach the Bible lessons each day for the kids. I began to ask more questions, and I was required to dress up in character to teach the story of Joseph. This not only made me nervous, but I was stressed out. For five days in a row, I would have to teach the Bible study lesson in a dramatical way to the kids. I felt like everything was coming down on me.

My first reaction was to push it off to someone else. After praying for awhile and talking to other leaders, I reluctantly agreed that this is what God brought me here to do. I prayed and asked God to help me each night teach the Bible to these kids. Although I was stressed out, I made it through…all because of God’s sufficiency!

“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God.”

-2 Corinthians 3:5 NKJV

Our sufficiency comes from God! I certainly learned all about this during the Virginia mission trip. It is great to know that we, as Christians, have God on our side.

“He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.”

-1 Thessalonians 5:24 NKJV

When God calls you to do something to accomplish His mission, He will be faithful through it.

Have you had a time in your life when you had to trust God?

 

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  • http://intentionaltoday.com/ Ngina Otiende

    All the time Brandon!

  • http://danblackonleadership.com/ Dan Black

    I think continued trust in God is important. I do think their are times when we trust Him more than others. Good post.

  • http://jonstolpe.com/ Jon Stolpe

    All the time!  Recently, I had to trust God in a decision to leave my wife and son at home to attend a missions trip to Guatemala with my daughter.  The decision was difficult for many reasons, but the leap of faith was so worth it!

    • http://www.brandongilliland.com/ Brandon Gilliland

      Definitely! I read about your trip from your blogs… It sounds like God did His work down there!

  • http://tcavey.blogspot.com/ TCAvey

    Good job being faithful even though it made you uncomfortable. I find God often asks me to be uncomfortable.
    Just today, I was reading about Moses. When God called him he gave tons of excuses as to why he wasn’t the right person. God didn’t answer Moses based on who Moses was but on Who HE IS. He is the I AM.
    God showed me it’s not about me and what I can do but about God and what HE wants to do in me and through me!

    Thanks so much for being faithful and for sharing. God bless you! 

    • http://www.brandongilliland.com/ Brandon Gilliland

      Great example! I find it interesting that God puts times like these in our lives to test us. In this case, I had to surrender myself to God and allow Him to work through me. It was cool, but at the beginning of things, it was extremely stressful!

      Thanks for sharing!

  • http://www.ramblingbarba.com Ken Hagerman

    We had to hear and trust the voice of God calling us to full time mission service in Paraguay, South America. We have trusted Him and He has fulfilled His promise.

    • http://www.brandongilliland.com/ Brandon Gilliland

      Very cool!

    • http://www.brandongilliland.com/ Brandon Gilliland

      Very cool!

  • http://www.LifeAsExperienced.com Seth Caddell

    I’ve had to step out in faith plenty of times in my life. Taking on tasks I thought I could never accomplish, moving across the country, giving some of my stuff away. I’ve been reminded each time, that God is faithful, and knows what He’s doing.

    • http://www.brandongilliland.com/ Brandon Gilliland

      Those are great examples! It is amazing to see how when we think we have nothing left in us, God steps in and allows us to accomplish His mission!