What Are You Bringing Back?

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” (Matthew 7:7, 8)

So you’re going on a mission trip? What do you do on a mission trip? Who’s going? Who has God brought together? These are many of the questions that are asked when an individual or church plans a mission trip.

But here are some other questions to consider: Why are you going? What are you expecting from your mission trip? What do you want Him to do, in, through, and around you? What are you bringing back with you? Are you asking for, seeking for, and knocking for God size things to take place.

The mission trips I remember very vividly are those where the groups going were prayerfully prepared. They were praying before they went, invited others to join them in their prayers, and prayed during the trip.

I would like to encourage you to ask God to reveal Himself to you in ways you never have expected and to experience things you have never experienced. Are you searching for Him during the trip? Do you want to find Him?

Is your desire that those you minister to and with, will find Him as well? That special

souvenir that will remind you of your time is nice, but what about a changed heart? What about that person who has come to love the Lord and give his/herself to Him? Which is more important?

So, what are you bringing back with you? 

--Russ Sharrock

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"Discipleship without Jesus Christ is a way of our own choosing. It may be the practical way, it may even lead to martyrdom, but it is devoid of all promise. Jesus will certainly reject it." --Dietrich Bonhoeffer

 

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