Go Tell It On The Mountain
For every genre and period in music there is always one song I really dislike. When it comes to Christmas music I remember the day when I decided I didn't like "Go Tell it on the Mountain." It may have been because I lived in IL and there were no mountains in sight. Being very literal I wasn't going to tell anything from a mountain any time soon. But, as I thought about the words that day, I knew the song was about "going and telling" and I didn't like singing a song that I wasn't doing.
It's fascinating to think that I have struggled with this since I was young. This struggle is a major reason why I wanted to be a missionary. We were told to "Go and Tell It," and I knew that meant me. The thing I have struggled with the most is the HOW. I have learned that I am not a born evangelist. My gifting is teaching. As I saw in Madagascar, these two combine when evangelism was brought out in Bible studies. The reality is, we don't all spend our days teaching Bible studies all the time. So, I come back to the HOW question again.
What I have realized is that "Going and Tell" is a process that involves relationships. As a classroom teacher it has been on my heart to include more of God in my lessons. Admittedly, I have been much more focused on teaching the material this past term. My hope is to put more thought into this next term, but, on the other hand, if "Going and Telling" starts with a relationship, this is something that the Holy Spirit has helped me with this term. He has given me a heart of love for my students that goes beyond wanting them to do well. I have eyes to see them as people and therefore, take time for them as such. This is something only the Spirit gives and I am thankful. The HOW has been fleshed out in building relationships with the kids I see every day.
So, I continue to pray that I may have the chance to actually "Go, Tell it on the Mountain" of Kijabi, by sharing the gosple of Jesus outright, but I pray for peace, as I do what God wants of me each day showing love to the students in front of me.
It's fascinating to think that I have struggled with this since I was young. This struggle is a major reason why I wanted to be a missionary. We were told to "Go and Tell It," and I knew that meant me. The thing I have struggled with the most is the HOW. I have learned that I am not a born evangelist. My gifting is teaching. As I saw in Madagascar, these two combine when evangelism was brought out in Bible studies. The reality is, we don't all spend our days teaching Bible studies all the time. So, I come back to the HOW question again.
What I have realized is that "Going and Tell" is a process that involves relationships. As a classroom teacher it has been on my heart to include more of God in my lessons. Admittedly, I have been much more focused on teaching the material this past term. My hope is to put more thought into this next term, but, on the other hand, if "Going and Telling" starts with a relationship, this is something that the Holy Spirit has helped me with this term. He has given me a heart of love for my students that goes beyond wanting them to do well. I have eyes to see them as people and therefore, take time for them as such. This is something only the Spirit gives and I am thankful. The HOW has been fleshed out in building relationships with the kids I see every day.
So, I continue to pray that I may have the chance to actually "Go, Tell it on the Mountain" of Kijabi, by sharing the gosple of Jesus outright, but I pray for peace, as I do what God wants of me each day showing love to the students in front of me.
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