George Verwer has been a servant of the Lord for a lifetime. You will be encouraged to read George's Christian Testimony or just to take a look at the OM web site. Mr. Verwer was led of the Lord to start Operation Mobilization some 50 years ago. His life of devotedness to the will of God has been a leading challenge to many. Verwer writes: "As a baby Christian I was fortunate to read very important Christian books and receive other vital teaching by radio and tapes (records in those days). The foundational biblical principals I learned, even as a teenager, have stood the test all my life. Here are some of them." - Daily time in the Word, prayer and worship
- Repenting immediately of anything that is not pleasing to God. Apologizing quickly to any offended person.
- Sharing your faith on a regular basis, always working toward the right motivation, especially I Cor. 13 - LOVE.
- Attempting in the power of the Holy Spirit to make Christ Lord over every action and attitude in one's life.
- Developing, by His grace and help, true discipline in every area of life, constantly working for biblical balance.
- Practicing not only private prayer and intercession, but also corporate prayer, giving large amounts of prime time to prayer ministry.
- Esteeming God's people, the local church and churches. Do everything possible to be a true friend to as many as possible.
- Being pro-active, not only about personal sin or failure, but also corporate sin and failures such as racism, materialism, injustice, hypocrisy and all kinds of promotion of that which is wrong and evil.
- Always having as your priority the need and vision to reach every person in the world with the Gospel and especially the more difficult and unreached places, like the Muslim world.
- Together with reading God's Word, feeding regularly on Christian books and magazines, always have a place for more general study and reading.
- Working with all your heart to esteem others better than yourself. (Phil. 2:3)
- Living in the light of the reality that all true believers are ONE BODY IN CHRIST.
- Being aware of all forms of lust and having accountability and strategy to stand against it in specific ways. Being honest and open about weaknesses in this area and learning to walk in the light.
- Being aware of the sins of the tongue and how quickly we can sin in this area.
- Knowing the reality of I Jn. 2:1 and making sure you bounce back quickly from sin and failure. Take a ruthless stand against all forms of discouragement and yet be real in the process.
- Never forgetting the power of the printed page and other ways to communicate the message via the media. This means buying up every opportunity to mobilize and get the message out. (Going door-to-door with God's Word and Christian books almost right after my conversation helped lay a great foundation in my life).
- Developing the willingness to suffer and endure hardship as good soldiers of Jesus Christ (2 Tim. 2:3)
- Always being quick to forgive and to also go the extra mile in every possible way to build relationships and to build the Kingdom.
- Reflecting, meditating and drawing strength constantly of the ALL SUFFICIENCY OF JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD.
- Being aware of the hundreds of forms of extremism and false teaching; working daily on developing great knowledge and discernment.
- Leaning how to handle criticism, keeping a godly foundation and biblical self-acceptance and knowing what it is to have your love relationship with Jesus and the living God as your top priority.
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