The cost of being a disciple is high, but some days it just seems even higher. This Christmas was one of those days.
I am spending Christmas in Thailand this year. I am missing all the time with my family. I’m missing the lights and the gingerbread houses. I am missing the Christmas Eve service and my family’s Christmas brunch. I am missing my family’s vacation and sitting around a Christmas tree opening presents. I have been thinking a lot about all of these things that I’m missing and started to wonder, is it really worth it?
I traded Christmas at home to be in a small village in the middle of nowhere in Thailand. To have a painted Christmas tree on the wall and secret Santa gifts wrapped in Oreo and gummy bear wrappers. To eat pad Thai for the hundredth time because it’s one of 3 options at the restaurant we eat at everyday.
Is it really worth it to miss everything that is happening at home?
Is it worth it to spend my Christmas in a remote village in Thailand?
Yes. 100% yes.
As high of the cost of being a disciple is on these days it is always worth it. Yes, being away from my family for Christmas was incredibly hard. On Christmas Eve I cried for a solid hour because all I wanted was to be back home in Florida with my mom. But the pain and homesickness that I felt that day was 100% worth it to be able to tell 100’s of Buddhist students who Jesus is on Christmas Day.
The cost of being a disciple is extremely high, but I promise you it is worth it.
EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
