Traveling the world doing missions work is a dream that I know many people have. I have been doing it for 6 months now and it has been an incredible and exhausting journey. Living all out for Christ, giving everything you are, and not knowing whats next. It is a journey I am so glad I am on, but it has definitely been a crazy one haha!
The other day I was talking with some teammates about other missions work going on around the world. We talked about an organization that the people who go on the trip, it is known ahead of time that there is very likely chance they might die. The reason for it, is they are spreading God’s love in areas where persecution of Christians is still highly practiced. Being on the field in the countries I have been in there is still some of that as well. Don’t get me wrong I haven’t been in continuous danger, but I haven’t been completely safe either…
This conversation had me ask the question.. if God called me to give up my life for his kingdom, would I do it?
My initial answer to that is yes, but the reality is outside of doing ministry that could get me arrested, I have never been put in a place where going in, people before have died doing what I am about to do. I really believe that I would, but it really made me take a step back and actually look at the situation and myself. These people are the ones that I look up to when it comes to my walk with Christ. They give all they are and even in the face of certain death, are willing to walk in a situation and spreading the love of God and who he is. In the bible all the disciples were martyrs, even though John died naturally he still lived all out for Christ until death. Would I be willing to be crucified, or beheaded, or what ever it may look like??
This kind of living is a hard one to live, outside of being killed, it is not looked upon very fondly in the world, and honestly in some of the christian culture as well. This though is the very reason why I believe it is so important to live with this kind of faith. Being able to rock peoples ideas of who God is, because you actually gave everything for the kingdom. Don’t get this twisted though, I am not talking about suicide, I am talking trusting in Christ knowing you could die, but trusting him knowing you might not as well.
This world was literally changed by 12 men who said yes to the ultimate life of service and they did the ground work for us!
This is also not me saying that every person should go out and do this, I fully believe people are called to every other aspect of life as well, such as the workforce. This is just me thinking about what it looks like to give everything for Christ, and if it came to it would I say yes??
Life is a crazy thing, and we do the best we can with what we have. Faith is a radical understanding of Christ through the living of life in the unknown. I am so glad God has called me to this missions work for this period of time. I have been able to see people come to Christ, and demons cast out. I have been able to pray for people on the street, and give a sermon in a church. I have seen every facet of what ministry can look like, and because of it, I am forever changed!
So would you be willing to give your life for Christ if he called you to do so?
