Worldview

The Western perspective comes from the Greek cold culture, which is individual-based, and the Eastern perspective comes from the Hebrew hot culture, which is relational-based. Ask yourself "Why do I see it that way?" Think of it like a tree, the soil is your worldview "What is real?", the roots are your beliefs "What is true?", the trunk is your values "What is good?", the branches are your decisions "What's right?", and from there are your actions and then vis versa. What percentage of the bible, institution, experience, and reason make up your theology? Is someone else's voice more trustworthy than God's? Don't be of worldly things, you know what is right in God's eyes.

Where do you place your trust? Allow God to steward you, not the people. Care about everything and worry about nothing. No matter how much we do in life it will never be enough. Don't do nothing just because you can't do it all. (Philippians 4:8-9) Your place in missions is to show others the Kingdom of God between having a relationship and not judging but also living a Godly life and not conforming. (2 Corinthians 5:21) It's not for you to convict but for God to convict and it comes from a deep place of trust. You have the key to Heaven, but many others don't. God gives you peace that the world can't. Are we always being a witness to Christ? Others feel the same things you feel and have similar experiences as well. We all have different stories, yours is no less important, interesting, or serious.

Notes from Jasmin Vanderwerff's lecture