Don't Leave Home Without This Stuff!

•  Establishing the habit of a consistent daily time of Bible reading and prayer

•  Being a committed member of and a functioning part of a local church

•  Sharing my faith in Jesus Christ with others as He leads me

•  Setting a pattern for making responsible decisions

•  Hearing from God and being directed by Him in my life and ministry

•  Developing the ability to teach others what I know

•  Making friends with international students or immigrants

•  Continually learning and polishing computer skills

•  Reading Christian biographies of missionaries

•  Getting to know and correspond with 2 or 3 or more missionaries

•  Praying daily for the missionaries I know

•  Giving consistently to some specific missionaries as God leads me

•  Learning to trust God to supply the finances I need

•  Learning to be directed by God in my life and ministry

•  Learning to work harmoniously as part of a team

•  Learning what God's Word teaches and obeying what I learn and know

•  Being more concerned about pleasing God than impressing other people

•  Tithing and giving generously to missionaries and others as He leads

•  Working together in harmony with others and serving others in love

•  Learning how to set and maintain priorities in my work, life and ministry

•  Renouncing pride and staying humble before God and people

•  Being a good steward of my time, money, abilities and special skills

•  Giving adequate time to my spouse and children

•  Training my children spiritually and also to be responsible, polite and industrious

•  Learning to be spiritually discerning

•  Learning to be flexible and to adapt quickly to necessary change without fighting it

•  Being able to laugh at myself and not to take myself too seriously

•  Admitting to myself and others when I "blow it" and not try to justify or rationalize mistakes

•  Learning how to really love other people and to express it appropriately

•  Consistently show gratitude and thank others when they help me

•  Learning how to disciple younger believers who look up to me

•  Learning how to relate well to people from a good cross section of society

•  Cultivating increasing spiritual maturity

•  Putting God and His work first in my work, home, and relationships with other people

Missionary Ed Loving
Bible Translator, Wycliffe/JAARS