fire in my bones

thoughts from Oct. 4, 2011 - 

today i was just seeing again how 3 PERCENT of missionaries go to unreached peoples

i was SO burdened anew for this group of people 

and i was like, God, let me be one of the 3 percent

and then i went outside and i was talking to Him about it...

processing and walking thru it and what it meant with Him

and then i just had this sense that He was taking me down from my pedestal and saying, "no, you don't have a 'special call' that others don't have...it's just that today I have made you more aware of the call I have laid on every disciple of Mine"

i realized it's for me

it's for you

it's for EVERYONE who names the name of Christ and calls themselves His disciple

THE GREAT COMMISSION:

“all power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth.

go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” matt. 28:18-20

and then the desire just LIT up like an even HUGER fire inside me to AWAKEN other people to His call

not that i can call them

but i can tell them the need

i can let them see what i've seen

you wouldn't believe how many people come up to me and say, "i'm SO glad God called you to do that cuz i never could..."

they want to count listening to a missions speaker as their "missions outreach" for the week...or month...or year...or something

i just think that most of them DON'T KNOW

that He IS calling them to missions

and that's what He's putting in my heart to share with every brother and sister i meet

just saying “God doesn’t call  everyone to GO themselves…”  has become a cliche response for many people naming the name of Christ but is not an excuse for just being comfortable where we are

what i PRAY people will see is that they DON'T have to go...

...if they talk to God and that's what He tells them

but they DO have to be a part of world missions

i don't think people want to talk to Him about that

for fear of what His answer might be

i think it takes a special call from God to STAY

not to go

going should be the norm

speaking His truth and sharing the gospel should be a given in the life of every disciple of Christ

"if i say, 'i will not mention Him, or speak any more in His name,' there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and i am weary with holding it in, and i cannot" (jer. 20:9).

Jesus said,

"my food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to accomplish His work" (john 4:34)

can you imagine if EVERY person who sits on a pew would REALLY come before Him and ask Him about that?

and be willing to do whatever He said?!

that would be...amazing

a revival

awakening

it's what i long to see

it's what i want so much

i believe He can do it
i believe He IS doing it

am i awake or asleep? 

will i be content to lethargically sleep and live in such a way as to lull others to remain in their state of lethargic sleep?

or will i be AWAKE and an AWAKENER?

"it is now time for you to wake up from your sleep..." (rom. 13:11)