Glory To God

I was thinking today about what Bro. David Platt and Bro. Brad Bessant said last week and and I just can't get this out of my mind.  They both said at different times that everything we do should be done to glorify God. 
 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 1st Cor. 10:31
  And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.  Col. 3:17

So thinking about these two verses what are we suppose to do?   I really do not think that we are supposed to so self-centered that we think we are good enough to glorify God on our own.  We glorify God through Jesus Christ and being obedient to Him.  Do you think God is glorified if we are not thinking of godly things first?  I don't think so.  I used to think that I was doing what God wanted but God opened my eyes when i decided that it was no longer about me and my two it was about God and everything He desired.  God gave us all a job to do as Christians, and that is not to gain more and more earthly stuff, (I don't think it is wrong to have stuff but it wrong to place our stuff and desire for more stuff ahead of God).  What is our job? Our job is tell everyone we come in contact with about Jesus.  Is that radical, yes! Is it what God desires, Yes!  When we tell people about Jesus we glorify God.   Do you really think God saved us from hell and forgave our sins in order for us to sit in our pews and act like we are serving God when the lost around us are dying and going to hell.  The answer is NO ! Just because you go to church when the door is open does not necessarily mean your serving and glorifying Him.  God desires that we do what He wants and He wants the whole world to be saved.  Through our obedience to Him we ultimately glorify Him. 
I was thinking about today and wondered if everything I have done today has really glorified God.  The answer is no not really, sin keeps us from glorifying God. The thing about God is that He forgives and we have a clean slate to try again.  Did everything you do today glorify God?  If not, and it did not as forgiveness and try again.  I am.
I know this does not seem like a missions blog about where you send me but it really is how can i tell God send me if I am not doing everything to glorify Him.  So tomorrow try your best to do everything to glorify our God, our Saviour.

Love in Christ,
Doyle, Kay & Abby
Psalms 67:1-3

Mission Conference/Update

I know it's been a little while since i wrote anything so here's the catch up info.  We spent 3 days at First Baptist Church in Trussville, Alabama at the IMB Missions Forum 2012 East.  It was so much fun to hear all the speakers and attend the breakout sessions we learned so much.  We got to hear Bro. Brad Bessent and what his church is currently doing and how they stay focused on serving God.  He told me that we need to do everything we do for the glory of God.  The things we say the things we do those we witness to and those we tell about it: everything has to be for the glory of God. This made perfect sense to us and we are doing that.  There was around 250 people there  this week from the IMB and missionaries of all kinds from volunteers to retired missionaries and people just getting home from places.  We met the southeast asian affinity group strategist he attends First Baptist Church Concord in Knoxville and they have a couple that has been to Mongolia and he is going to introduce us to them soon, we are excited to meet and talk to them about what they saw and what they did.  We are still waiting to hear from the missionaries that are currently in the field  please pray for R. and L. as they serve the Lord in another country we can't wait to hear from them. We are still planning a trip this year to Mongolia not to sure if it will be both of us or just me please pray for God's direction and guidance concerning this. We also got to hear Bro. David Platt speak and it was so good we really enjoy listening to him speak if you have never heard him you can find lots of sermons on several different topics here http://www.disciplemakingintl.org/media/ theres lots of things here that are very good.  The next secret church is April 6 let me know if you want to attend we will be going somewhere to a simulcast event. 
Thank you for praying for my dad during his colon cancer scare the doctor has given him a clean bill of health they were able to remove the spot of cancer and he is good as new now.  The next thing is the knee replacement scheduled for March 18 so keep him in your prayers.  We appreciate all the thoughts and prayers as we continue to follow God as he leads us to the people of Mongolia we desire your prayers for us everyday.

Telling the untold
Doyle, Kay and Abby