{"id":6322,"date":"2022-05-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frontiersusa.org\/?p=6322"},"modified":"2024-08-28T10:52:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:52:25","slug":"in-your-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frontiersusa.org\/blog\/in-your-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is That in Your Hand?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When my family and I moved to our host country, I didn\u2019t expect to have many opportunities to play golf. Although I love the sport, we moved here to share the Good News about Jesus, not focus on our hobbies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But God challenged my perspective several months ago as I was reading about Moses in the Old Testament. \u201cThe Lord said to him, \u2018What is that in your hand?\u2019\u201d (Exodus 4:2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The object in question was Moses\u2019 staff, which God used as an instrument to free the Israelites from slavery. The staff itself wasn\u2019t anything special\u2014until God put it to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"dib pullquote\"> I could give this to God.\n<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few days later, I had the opportunity to play golf. As I selected a club, I sensed God asking me, \u201cWhat is that in your hand, Wade?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I held it up and stared at the worn metal. It was just a club like the ones I\u2019d been swinging since childhood. It wasn\u2019t anything important for life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But maybe it could be. I could give this to God. Would He bring Muslims to freedom in Christ using my driver as a tool?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly after I felt God nudging me to give even my golf game to Him, Kamal, a new friend, invited me to play golf with him and two others. One was an established businessman and the other a government official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before our game, I prayed that God would give me opportunities to tell them about Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He did. My new golf buddies quickly showed interest in learning what the Bible says about God when they found out I’m a follower of Jesus. While walking the fairway, I was able to answer many of their questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Silently, I thanked God for using something as simple as my love of golf to share the Good News with Muslims!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"dib pullquote\"> God is giving us opportunities to speak of Jesus every day.\n<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My wife, Brynne, recently had a similar experience. She was invited to lead an online group chat with several English teachers who are from another country and in need of interaction with a native English speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As she prepared for the first session, she sensed God speaking to her heart: \u201cWhat is that in your hand, Brynne?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just talking to people and teaching a little English. Something I love to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God can certainly use conversation for His glory, but what could come from a few hours of linguistic practice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the group chat began, Brynne learned that one of the members was from a Muslim unreached people group! Now we\u2019re praying that this connection will open a door to reach an entire people with the love of Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God is giving us opportunities to speak of Jesus every day, and He uses the hobbies and talents He\u2019s placed in our hands to open many of those doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ask God to give Wade and Brynne the words to speak as they find opportunities to share about Jesus.<\/li><li>Pray that field workers would continue to recognize the unique passions and skills God\u2019s given them to reach Muslims.<\/li><li>Ask God to provide field workers with more opportunities for conversations about Jesus.<\/li><li>Pray for God to raise up field workers whose distinctive skill sets can connect them to the communities they serve.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When my family and I moved to our host country, I didn\u2019t expect to have many opportunities to play golf. 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