OK, so now what...?
I just went on an incredible journey to a country on the other side of the world and met some amazing people who share a love and passion for the same God I worship here in Atlanta, Georgia. Friendships were made, and existing friendships were made stronger. For nine days, I laughed with, as well as shared hard conversations with these friends. For the most part, I left all of the worries I may have had back home, back home. I was able to focus on these new relationships, their needs and our mission. For some of you reading this post, you can relate. Either you have been on a mission trip as well, or have been on some form of retreat with a group of friends and experienced moments that at the time, you thought and hoped that they would be "life changing" moments. You arrived back from the trip with a new paradigm, new or stronger beliefs, and you have that "gung-ho" attitude to pray more, to be the better man or woman you know you could be, and to have that closer relationship with God and with your family and friends, new and old.
Then, once settled back into things back home, you open your mailbox, your email inbox, and you check your voicemail. Your calender fills up with appointments and dinners, birthday parties and social functions. Mortgages and bills become a priority, and your "quiet time" is more often spent balancing your checkbook rather than reading the book of Romans. It's almost like someone is very subtly, quietly under the radar, throwing out constant little distractions out there to keep you busy and to keep your motivation and new found desire, subdued...
Luke 9:62, Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."
To all reading this post, including myself, who have ever begun some form of mission, some type of service, went on a short term trip, and our service begun and ended there, and we did not remain in prayer and support for the people we met. We are doing as much of a disservice to God if we have never went on the journey in the first place.
We put our "hand to the plow" and just begun our work when we went over to Spain on our mission trip. Our objective has been given, and our mission did not end when we heard the pilot say, "Ladies and Gentleman, thank you for choosing Delta, and welcome to Atlanta." We should remain united together so we do not "look back", and become distracted with all that is going on in our lives.
Our mission has just begun...
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