Early in my career I was blessed to work for a large financial services company with a very well developed corporate security program. My time at that firm changed my outlook on a great many things and helped to focus my corporate career. One of the lessons I learned was expressed in the frequently heard phrase “sense of urgency”. Since big goals rested on many smaller, less glamourous, accomplishments, there were no unimportant tasks; everything was done with a sense of urgency. I bought into that concept and it helped me immensely in the corporate world. In fact, it still helps me as a missionary, but I’ve found that there are limits to this kind of thinking.
As a missionary, I’m ultimately working for God and, unlike when I worked for corporations, my failure to meet certain goals doesn’t even slightly derail His plans. It is not as if God is surprised when something doesn’t work out the way I had intended. On the other hand, the fact that God is sovereign is not an excuse for inaction on my part. We all have to use our God-given talents to the best of our abilities in advancement of His Kingdom. So how does one learn to relax in the knowledge that God is sovereign and still keep that sense of urgency? I still don’t know the answer to that question but I take solace in knowing that He is not done with me yet. -Scott
Relationships
So much of what we do here is dependent upon our relationships. Scott has been slowly developing a better relationship between SIL and the local Police in the Aiyura Valley. Please pray for a highly productive partnership that will be mutually beneficial for the missionaries in Ukarumpa as well as the people of the valley and ultimately glorifying to God.
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