At once they left their nets and followed him."
– Matthew 4:19-20
How epic is that? Can you imagine just hanging out, fishing, and some guy comes up to you and is like, “follow me.” I mean would you drop everything to follow a guy who claims he is your savior? I know my life has shown that i need a little more convincing than that. After reading this, I took a moment to reflect on my own life. Doesn’t Jesus call me to follow him too? So many times in my life, I say to Jesus, “Just one minute… I will spend time with you later… I will follow you after this… Just let me figure this one out alone.” But, who am I to say that to Jesus, the one to came to this world to die on the cross for my sins?
So, I went to Uganda last summer and it completely changed me. My trip opened my eyes to the poverty and struggles people are facing, unlike anything I have ever experienced in my life in the United States. I cannot put my finger on exaclty what I experienced when I was there that changed my life— but regardless, it showed me that I want something more than what my comfortable, American lifestyle can ever offer me. SInce returning from Uganda, I have felt stuck, unsure of what I want or what I should be doing with my life. For a while, I kept asking myself:
"What is the point of life?"
"How can I truly make a difference in this world?"
"What is the point of working my butt off to make a difference when there is no way I can truly end oppression, poverty or hunger?"
Yes, I know these questions are fairly pessimistic and may have sprouted from taking endless classes about all of the problems of this world, but regardless, they were constantly flooding my mind. You know what answer I finally came up with (about 6 months later)?
"I may not be able to end oppression, hunger or poverty, but I sure as heck can show people the love of Christ and give them hope in eternal life. It's better to die hungry, knowing you have an eternal life in heaven, than just dying hungry, right?"
That answer might also be a little morbid, but you get the point.
As I am sitting here, I am realizing that my questions have revolved around what I want, so I think it is time for me to ask what He wants.
So, I have decided to do what Jesus’ disciples did, follow him—no questions. And what better way to do that than by spending 11 months on mission with him. I have decided to take this journey of going to 11 countries in 11 months, so I can share the love of Jesus Christ to people all over the world. I will be leaving in September and returning next July, going to Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, India, Nepal, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico. I am so unbelievably excited to go on this adventure because I truly believe it is what God has called me to do with my life.
So what exactly will I be doing, you may ask? Well, on the World Race, my team and I will serve with churches and ministries in local communities to preach the Gospel, plant churches, work in orphanages, minister to women and children who are trapped in prostitution as a result of human trafficking, and bring God’s love to people of many nations! To be honest, I am so pumped; I cannot believe that this is about to be my life for the next year! Instead of getting hung up on questions of my purpose and being extremely indeciseve about my decisions, I am going to take this step of faith and trust it is where God wants me– I am finally going to drop my net and let God make me a fisher of men.
Megan 🙂
