What's keeping you?

What's keeping you from praying earnestly?...from giving generously?...from serving sacrificially? The drift of our hearts is away from dependence on the Lord--so we don't pray.  Of all that God has entrusted to us to steward for the advance of the gospel, the drift of our hearts is to keep more for ourselves.  The drift of our hearts is to be self sovereign and self serving.  Short term mission trips are an occasion to deepen our dependence on the Lord in prayer, to give to someone other than me, and to serve someone other than myself.  I'm leading a team to Hungary in a couple weeks and would invite you to:  Please pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into HIS harvest field.  Thank God for many  who are giving generously to send this team.  Pray for the team to speak the gospel in words to the students as occasions arise during our week long intensive English camp. Pray that we wouldn't be distracted by the plethora of worldly deterrents. In Christ, Brad