"I fear that thousands of younger persons enter Christian service from no higher motive than to help deliver God from the embarrassing situation His love has gotten Him into and His limited abilities seem unable to get Him out of. Add to this a certain degree of commendable idealism and a fair amount of compassion for the underprivileged and you have the true drive behind much Christian activity today. Again, God needs no defenders. He is the eternal Undefended."
-A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of The Holy
A.W. Tozer is basically saying that God is self-sufficient, and that we don't have to defend Him to the world.
We should glorify Him by being extensions of Him. The drive behind mission work, or really anything we do should always be to love God first, and then to love all people. That brings honor and glory to His name.
As a young person myself, I never want to be led by any other desire than to love. So for any young people out their going on missions, including myself, or if you already are a missionary, let this be our prayer:
Father, You are whole. You are complete without us, yet You still chose to create us. You love all people even when they don't love You back, because love is who You are. Use us and move through us Holy Spirit that we may share Your love and light to all the dark corners of the world. We need You Jesus so that we can be whole and complete, and may that be our message to the lost and broken. You are a God who brings eternal satisfaction and life to our souls. In Jesus's Holy and Precious name I pray, Amen!
Please keep our team in your prayers:)
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