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Cornerstone Communications
Croatia
June 22, 2007

Dear Friends and Family,

Greetings from Cakovic, Croatia! I just arrived a few days ago after a fruitful and abundant time in Kirov, Russia. The Lord did many miracles there. However, can you imagine that in June, I would wear a coat almost everyday? I couldn’t either, but I did! Now, in Croatia, I’m having to quickly adapt to the sweltering heat! From one extreme to another! Even so, I’m so happy to be here.

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Living By Faith

Proverbs 3: 5, 6 “Trust in the Lord with all of your heart, and lean not unto your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will direct your paths.” First part of next verse says, “Don’t depend on your own wisdom.”

One of the critical traits of a missionary is to have faith, for without it, nothing is accomplished. I wrote recently that a missionary without faith is like a car without gas. It’s literally impossible to transport the Gospel of Jesus Christ without it. However, I want to “broaden” that from a necessary trait for a missionary. I believe it involves all Christians who want to be effective for the Kingdom of God. We must have faith that He will lead us as we depend on Him.

So often we pray, “Lord, do mighty things through us!” “Let us impact the world!” Then, when He starts to use us, as we had pleaded with Him to do, we question: “Wait a minute, that’s not the way I want to do it.” If we’re serious about being led by God, we must let Him accomplish things HIS way. So often, God accomplishes what He wants to in ways we don’t expect. The fact of the matter is that the Lord wants to do things His way, and it’s WE who need to be flexible to allow Him that privilege.

“Seeing is Believing” is a misconception for the Christian. We should turn that around for those who have faith to believe: “Believing is Seeing”. Many people live by sight, and not by faith. God’s Word says the opposite. “The righteous shall live by faith”. Our eyes are made for seeing, not by living by) When Jesus walked on the water, and from outside the boat called to Peter, Peter immediately obeyed, and did the impossible! He walked on water! However, he then “came to his senses”, and started looking at his circumstances. What he saw was what made him sink. He not only took his eyes off of Jesus, but focused on His problems. Sound familiar? Many look at the circumstances, and don’t believe God’s word. You’ve heard me mention this many times: Wherever we place our focus is where we will put our faith. If it’s in problems, then that’s what we’ll believe for, if it’s in finances, then that’s where we’ll put our trust; if it’s in God, then that’s whom we’ll lean on.

Simultaneously, while you believe God by faith, there will always be people around you who have NO FAITH. You can NOT listen to them! It will destroy your faith. Faith can accomplish great things, but it is also fragile, and people without it can destroy yours. Don’t listen to negative talk! People without faith are gifted in making it sound like “concern, or reason”. Call it what it is! Negative TALK! I have had many “well intentioned people tell me constantly what I do is impossible. Technically, they’re right… in the natural; but spiritually, I’d rather choose to listen and to obey God.

Is God Lord over your life, or is your Mind? Some people let God be God only as long as they can reason it out. Trust God to do the miraculous through you, and you’ll find yourselves amazed accomplishing things you never imagined were possible!

Hvala!

That’s Croatian for “Thank You!” Thank you for all your prayers for me and for my ministry. The Lord has done some amazing things in Kirov, Russia by bringing 400 souls to Himself through “The Judgment Seat”, and another about 100 through some sermons. To God be the Glory! Drop me a line and let me know how you’re doing. God bless you.

For the Kingdom,
Richard Montez