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Called to Stay

I get jealous of people who get to GO and make disciples. Probably because I only hear the highlights and the "wow!" moments, I have this idea that it is the ultimate level of ministry. Somehow staying here in comfortable American just doesn't seem to be on the same spiritual level of going to a physically uncomfortable place and spending long hours on Bible translation or church planting.

But as much as I want to GO, I can't get past the feeling that, for now, I have been called to STAY.

In being called to stay, I'm saying that....

-I'm called to make Christ known everywhere I go, whether it's the bank, the grocery store, or the thrift store (actually, those are kind of the only places I do go... so... yeah).

-I'm called to disciple those around me who do believe.

-I'm called to care for the widows and orphans in my little world.

-I'm called to give sacrificially.

-I'm called to take risks by faith to bring people to Christ.

If I'm going to declare myself called to stay, it's only fair that I admit that I fail daily on each one of those points, and I get distracted from the important stuff with the pursuit of comfort.

If I'm going to say I'm called to stay, I have to stay with the same intention and diligence that I would go with.


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