"Lacking Nothing"

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. - James 1:2-4

This passage of scripture has gripped my heart over the past few weeks. Oddly enough, today was the first time I read it! Thank you Sunday school teachers for reminding me to hide the Word of God in my heart. I hadn’t remembered where the scripture was, but I had been praying for a while for God to show me in some way why I was still raising support two years after I joined staff. God, being full in mercy, showed me (as noted in my last blog) that He simply desired for our relationship to come to a new intimate level. He also reminded me of His sovereignty in pointing out that He is not “withholding support” from me or teaching me a lesson but rather He is working all things together for my good & His glory!
Yet so often, I forget His good will in my life and my faith weakens in an omniscient God when I don’t see that “good” being worked out! This scripture tells us that various trials test our faith and that produces perseverance (also translated “endurance” or “consistency”) within us. When I think of “consistency”, I think of my supporters…you! I think of those ministry partners who invest financially & through prayers into this ministry on a consistent basis. I realize how difficult that is in such a troubling economic time and yet your faithfulness endures because of your trust in the God who leads this ministry. Sure, once a month, your faithful giving is supported and encouraged by a story of a student in ministry but in all actuality you are trusting that I and the ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ are being a good steward of the finances that you faithfully and consistently give!
Thank you so much for being a part of this team and reminding be that as perseverance is shown where faith applies, I am being made “perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” James 1:4

Powerful Message

This is a message from a media ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ's called everystudent.com The website is intended to capture the attention of students who are seeking God and seeking answers to their many questions about Him. There are articles they can read covering almost any topic and they can respond by emailing a staff person anonymously and receive a biblically sound response. Here is a portion of one of the articles. (Feel free to visit the website to find the rest of this article and more.)

The early portions of Scripture declare not only God's immense power and knowledge in the fashioning of the universe, but his enduring concern over the created order. His relationship with individual men and women was such that they found it appropriate to identify him as friend, provider, comforter and King. Yet, it didn't take much time for rebellion against God's moral order to become the modus operandi. A great divide between God and his creation surfaced, as evil and corruption of heart and action came to be the primary descriptors of the human condition. It seems clear that a moral entropy has been enacted, leaving in its remains the wounded, pummeled and trounced souls of God's creation. All this in the face of the ever-present, ever-concerned creator.

God, as such, is the consummation of all that is noble, loving, compassionate, righteous and pure. He possesses these attributes to a degree in which no greater can be conceived. He does not participate in acts of love; He is love. He does not participate in acts of righteousness; He is righteousness. And it is because of these essential attributes, and a score of others, that God is unable to provide us with the forgiveness necessary for communion with him without exacting a heavy price. He cannot compromise his righteousness, yet he hasn't forsaken his love......

QT - I know God has called me...

• I know God will not command His child to do something that He won't give me the strength and wisdom to endure until completion. 
• Philippians 1:6

• I know God loves me and wants what is best for me. 
• Psalm 84:11 

• I know that God's best for me doesn't always mean the circumstances look best to me. 
• 2 Corinthians 6:4
• Philippians 4:11

• I know that God is just a prayer away when I need more patience, wisdom and strength to endure the heat on the road He's called me to. 
• 2 Corinthians 7:4
• 2 Timothy 2:13

• I know that I can always find (in God) anything that I need because 
• 2 Corinthians 9:8 

• I know that I am never alone in any circumstance because 
• Deuteronomy 31:8

• I know that He can do it because miracles are His natural works. 
• Ephesians 3:20

• I know that I can finish raising support because 
• Philippians 4:13

• I know God has called me to work with Campus Crusade for Christ to reach lost college students, build them up in His Word and send them to the world because 
• 2 Corinthians 5:20
• Ephesians 4:20

After nearly two years of raising support, there might be some doubts as to whether I am truly following God's calling by raising support full-time to be on campus as a full-time missionary. I decided to write these few points that will hopefully reassure you (and myself sometimes) in our work of this ministry. God has called us to co-labor with Him in this field. He has shown me through scripture time and time again why it's so important to reach the future political, economical and social leaders of our society so that we can ultimately influence the world for Christ. 

Thank you for your consistent prayer and financial support! Without it, I couldn't complete the task to which our Lord has called me to co-labor.

E. Tabitha Morales
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