Missionaries, like any servant of God, are not immune from temptation. Those who are working on the “front lines” in battling against the powers of darkness HAVE to threaten the enemy of our faith all the more because of the work they do for God. So it stands to reason that they need to especially be “on the alert” because of the threat of being a “target” for the enemy to take down.
For that reason missionaries need to be diligent in keeping themselves out of the grasp of falling into temptation. What better prize would there be for the enemy to hold up against God than to have His special servants fall into sexual sin?
Missionaries may THINK they would never be tempted to sin with someone of the opposite sex because of their love for God and even their love for their spouse, but there have been multitudes who have been wrong about that very thing. And it appears that it’s taking its toll on their being able to stay on the mission field.
In the article, “Ten Reasons Why Missionaries Leave the Field and Don’t Return” written by George Verwer, which was originally featured in the “Mobilizer’s Forum,” says:
“Failure in the sexual area is another reason for people returning. Pornography, especially on the web, is causing major damage in frontline mission work. People sometimes face loneliness on the field which can set them up for a ‘quick romance’ that ends in disaster. Unfortunately, leaders are often the enemy’s targets in this aspect of the spiritual warfare.”
So, to help you with this special mission — which is of equal importance to any other work you could ever do for the Kingdom of God, we have found an accountability questionnaire that would be good for you to ask yourself every so often. Even better, would be if you had an accountability partner that would ask you these questions and stand with you to help you stay all the stronger.
To view these questions, please click onto the link below:
• ACCOUNTABILITY QUESTIONS TO MISSIONARIES
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