More than I have been called to missions, I have been called to
Life. No one instance solidified my desire to be a missionary. Rather,
a life of trying to realize joy outside of God’s will is proving
futile. I learn the hard way, and I’ve come to the realization that
everything outside the life of Christ is futile. He does happen to be
the Life, so I want to do what he said.
The Life himself said the two greatest things we can do as humans is
love the Lord our God with all our being and love our neighbor as
ourselves. He also said to go into all the world making disciples of
all nations. He said many other things, but these two statements alone
justify His will and my desire for international missions.
More specific to my personality, the transitory and unstable life of
a missionary suits me. I am already a poor transient floating around
suburbia on the graces of my friends and family. The faces and cultures
will change while on the World Race, but not my nature. The thought of
living out of a tent and backpack invigorates me. And, the dangerous
riches provided by the American lifestyle have no appeal to me. I’d
rather enter the safer slums and ghettos of disregarded nations.
My call to life is possibly disappointingly simple. Jesus Christ is
the life. He’s already told us how to attain abundant life through Him.
I’m trying to do what he said. That’s all.
Thanks for your ears,
Nathan
