My Journey in Denying Myself
My "word" of the year is "Deny Thyself." Each year the Lord lays a word on my heart and I get to watch it unfold. This year...….WOW! Month-by-month I see this unfold. January I was challenged to deny myself U.S. treats while we were in on furlough. So long sugar for the month of January. Deny Thyself In February, God called me to deny myself in the relationships with the missionary staff we lived and worked with. Serve and honor them above myself. Deny Thyself March, the mission's parent organization sent in 2 representatives that told us we were going under a new parent organization. This was a big change that came with many more changes. Deny Thyself April, the new organization stepped in.....it was like a step parent and we were all trying to figure out how this worked. Deny Thyself May, we were asked to leave the organization and the country we loved. Deny Thyself June, we left our home, life, ministries, animals, many p