1. Pray-asking God's plan to be revealed-pray Ephesians 1:17 for yourself every day.
2. Consecrate-your life and will to God. In Matthew 26 Jesus consecrated his entire life to do what God wanted-not what he wanted. Because of this level of commitment he was able to fulfill God's perfect will for his life. This means being willing to go anywhere in the world God would have you to go, and do anything He would call you to do.
3. Be Thankful-that He that has called you is able to meet every need and Thankful that he chose YOU. 1 Thessalonian 5:24 says He that calls you is faithful and He will also do it.
4.Take Practical Steps-Don't sit around waiting for something to happen or doors to open. God uses those that are already faithful.
a) Become involved at church in every way possible. Show God that you can be counted on! Missionaries are VOLUNTEERS-so get busy volunteering right where you are at.
b) Study as much as you can about the nation or region of the world or organization you would like to eventually serve. Check out books at your local library about missionaries. Check out travel books with practical information about your area. Read all you can-even of those you might not fully doctrinally agree with. Those that have gone before are the people whose foundation you will build upon in any given nation. Learn all you can about them. What worked? What did not? Contact Missionaries already working in the area you are interested in for any kind of information they can give.
c) Don't hesitate to begin learning some basic phrases to help in the nation you are called to. Or if it's possible take a class in that language.
5) Take a trip? We've lived as missionaries in 4 nations now. 3 of those nations we felt led of the Lord to take a "spying out the land trip". One we did not.
6) YES! You know that you know you are ready to go.TELL EVERYONE you know. Write letters, send E-mails, get the word out. Stateside offices are not needed when you first start out, but someone to handle your finances is. Who can handle that for you? Many churches will do this for you.
