Why I feel called to the Mission Field:
I want to learn more about what God's character is like so that I can understand my relationship with him and his relationship to my life better. Through that, I will be able to learn how to open myself up for his purposes and live as God's servant.
I don't want to have a stagnant faith or live a lukewarm life. I want to grow in the Lord. I am learning that even when I choose to follow Jesus in every moment and every detail of my life, I have to call on the Lord for strength and courage because I can't resist the influences of this sinful world by my strength alone. He is teaching me that to be transformed I need to be obedient to His will for me.
In this weird stage in my life God is telling me I need to GO! I want to throw myself whole-heartedly into a Christ-like life. We don't get to pick & choose which parts of the Bible we take literally! God calls us to connect and build relationships with others, to love our neighbors and to SERVE! What better way to live that out than to try to reach every corner of this world? Jesus said, “because all authority over heaven and on the earth has been given to me Go! therefore, and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19).
I want people to know the love of Christ! I have a hope that all people will get the chance to hear the truth and then decide what they want to believe. But how do people get that chance to know Jesus to make that decision? Through people sharing the Good News with them and by seeing people live out God’s character in their daily lives. I cannot live out that hope from my couch. I may not have money, I may not have economic influence, I may not have medical knowledge but I do have the Love of Jesus to share and it is good news!
Romans 8 talks about how we are heirs of God, sitting right next to Jesus following what ever he does as a guide. When we choose a new life in Jesus it doesn't mean a timid life but an adventurous life which we greet God with "What's next Daddy?!" On this trip all my comforts are going to be taken from me and there are times that I am going to struggle obeying what he calls me to do, but I pray that I will find strength in him to do what he asks in those moments but then also ask "What's next??" There is always more of God and I want the FULLNESS!!
It is in God that we can confirm who we really are, we are fellow heirs with Christ! and through Jesus we see our original and intended shape of our lives. I've learned going on something like this isn't about being ready, the Holy Spirit will equip me and Jesus will be my resources, but if I am living out God's purpose he will do the work. God is already at work in these nations of this endeavor I'm about to embark on, it is just up to me whether I want to be a part in his amazing works. YES I do!!
