Life of obedience

Missions is part of who we are. We'd answered the call, and looked forward to one day being on the field.

But we've often talked about the possibility of: What if God has other plans and decides to call us to stay in Oz instead? How will we feel then? For so long, we've had our hearts set on going.

After much discussion and heart-searching, we admitted that we'd both be very disappointed. It'd be like something's incomplete. But then we asked ourselves: Isn't life about living in obedience to God? God does not say that being a missionary is the highest Christian achievement, nor does he say that if we were to stay put that we're any less of a Christian. Yes serving cross-culturally involves a life of physical and practical sacrifices, but at the end of the day, all it matters is that you've lived a life of obedience to Him. Wherever that may be. All he wants is for us to follow him and be obedient to him.

It made us feel much better having 'nutted' that one out. That no matter what and where we are. God will use us to serve Him.