Like a Punch in the Face!

Do you ever get the feeling that God is trying to speak to you... but you're just too stupid or stubborn to hear it? Maybe it's both. I reckon that's what it is for me anyway.

Over the last 12 months I've noticed a fairly solid theme in everything that I've been to, many of the guest speakers I've heard, various Bible passages I've 'studied', books I've read and even songs that I sing/listen to. Two things stand out to me: Mission and Worship.

On Wednesday at the SMG Conference I attended, Fuzz Kitto spoke about how mission and worship are so intertwined that you can't separate them. Without one there is no other. At the time, I remember thinking to myself, "Great stuff. It's not new but it's great stuff to be reinforcing constantly." Now, I'm wondering if I keep having it slammed in my face constantly because I'm just not paying attention.

This is the key point, right here. Without Mission there is no Worship! Without Worship there is no Mission. They go together, as Forrest Gump would say, like peas and carrots (not that I agree with him necessarily on that point... but you get the idea). You can't have one without the other.

So, I worship God with all my heart, not just on Sunday in our celebration services but in the things I do throughout the week during my day to day life.

Ok.

But what about mission? How am I travelling in that department? Honestly, I feel like I fail on a daily basis in this area. I don't know my neighbours as well as I should. I shy away from meeting new people in an environment I'm not familiar with. I don't walk the beat and get on the streets. I don't do lots of stuff I feel like I should be doing.

I sit back and think about the things I've heard, read, sung, played and it hits me like a punch in the face. Dude, you're not on board that mission train. Get on board.

Life is just so busy. How do I get off this roundabout and head down the path of justice and fairness and mercy and love and get on board that Mission train?

Well, maybe I already have? Working in the school now, while it makes life even busier for me with all that is going on in my life, it means I have the real opportunity to be a part of peoples' lives and maybe make a difference in the world where I wasn't before. I'm excited by the possibilities the position presents, as well as the immense challenges that I know lay ahead.

I just wish that I wasn't so hard of hearing that it takes a punch in the face to get my attention!