Convenient and Comfortable

In mission we serve not out of convenience because if it is then it’s no mission at all. We go were others dare not go, we go even if it’s inconvenient with our time and when faced with difficult situations we make others convenient first instead of ourselves. We only take convenience in the thought that God is with us. So if we are serious about mission, we need to give our time to this.  The best gauge of commitment is time.

Mission will sometimes bring us to uncomfortable places or situations. So if we are looking for something else, then we are not looking for mission but vacation.  As missionaries we are the first to see the positive in the negative situations. We are the last to complain and the first to affirm.

Sometimes what makes us uncomfortable is obedience. A good brother pointed it out fittingly, “Obedience is not submission; obedience is trust.” We obey because we trust in the goodness of our God.

Teach us O God to take comfort in You so when faced with uncomfortable and inconvenient situation we can still find grace and love. Amen. 

by aats