Author Archives: Shelley Kardos

“And people who do not know the Lord ask why in the world we waste our lives as missionaries. They forget that they too are expending their lives… and  when the bubble has burst, they will have nothing of eternal significance to show for the years they have wasted.” – Nate Saint

Eternal Significance

You call me out upon the waters
The great unknown, where feet may fail
And there I find You in the mystery
In oceans deep, my faith will stand

And I will call upon Your name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise
My soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours, and You are mine

Your grace abounds in deepest waters
Your sovereign hand will be my guide
Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me
You’ve never failed, and You won’t start now

Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior

I will call upon Your name
Keep my eyes above the waves
My soul will rest in Your embrace
I am Yours, and You are mine

-Hillsong United

 

Oceans ~ Hillsong United

“I wasn’t God’s first choice for what I’ve done for China… I don’t know who it was… It must have been a man… a well-educated man. I don’t know what happened. Perhaps he died. Perhaps he wasn’t willing… and God looked down… and saw Gladys Aylward… And God said – “Well, she’s willing.”
– Gladys Aylward

I wasn’t God’s first choice

“God wants us to be like Jesus, who always obeyed Him. Jesus indicated through His life that He was joining the Father in His mission. He announced that He had come not to do His own will, but the will of the Father who had sent Him. To know the Father’s will, Jesus said He watched to see what the Father was doing. Then Jesus joined Him in that work.” ~ Henry T. Blackaby – On Mission With God

On Mission With God