We are all holistic beings. I know, I know that sounds like a $64 word, but all it means is that each of us have five characteristics that make up our whole being. We are all physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual beings. It’s very important for us to understand this fact because if even one of these five are not working as they should, all the rest of them are strained. When was the last time you got REALLY sick? Did you want to run right out and have coffee with 3 friends? Or when was the last time you were in a dry spell spiritually? Was your first instinct to pop right out of bed, grab your Bible, and start to pray and praise the Lord? You see, keeping these parts of ourselves running as they should takes the Lord’s work first, but then we also have moral responsibility to keep in step with Him as we go throughout our day and week.
Our missionaries deal with a lot of emotionally and mentally draining things and people on a weekly basis. Not to mention just what a spiritually taxing position they’re in as well much of the time. We all can attest to the fact that being in relationships is hard work. I plan to talk about this in a later post, but where do missionaries get encouragement? Much of the time I think they are led to believe that they need to get their spiritual food from God Himself! And while that’s true in a sense, we were also made for relationships and to be encouraged as we encourage others. These things need to be our prayer for our missionaries today. They need to know that we are praying for their overall health and well being as they continue in the mighty work they’re doing.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for creating us as You did. Thank You that we are image-bearers of Christ because He shared humanity with us. I pray for (Your Missionary) to understand that You designed them to be holistic in nature. Please continue to keep them healthy as they do the work You have asked of them to do. I pray that (Your Missionary) has some people who are of great encouragement to them in all facets of life. Thank You for Your sovereign grace in this way. In Jesus name, Amen!
