Jonathan and Rosalind Goforth

The Urbana Today website always carries fresh articles about the global mission movement, particularly geared in bite size pieces for young adults. They have a 2 part feature this week on the life of missionaries Jonathan and Rosalind Goforth, Canadian missionaries to China. Reading such a life testimony makes me cry out afresh that God would continue to raise up more such men and women who are passionately in love with Jesus Christ.

Purusing more about his life today I read that Mr. Goforth had a list of 7 goals for his daily life written on the fly-leaf of his Bible. His love for Jesus Christ was fervant and he didn't want anything to hinder that relationship; these goals certainly helped safe guard and continually grow His relationship with Christ.

1. Seek to give much -- expect nothing.
2. Put the very best construction on the actions of others.
3. Never let a day pass without at least a quarter of an hour spent in the study of the Bible.
4. Never omit daily morning and evening private prayer and devotion.
5. In all things seek to know God's Will and when known obey at any cost.
6. Seek to cultivate a quiet prayerful spirit.
7. Seek each day to do or say something to further Christianity among the heathen.
   

Such goals should have a place in all our lives, don't you think?

Looking unto Jesus,

Christie