purpose to melody

Jesus: Make disciples. Who will make disciples. Who will make disciples. Who will make disciples. Exponential growth.

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I had lunch with the Ontario director for Campus for Christ today, and had a chance to hear his vision and view of missions and how it works with the campus. Totally crazy and radical. I don't know if I have accepted it just yet, but it seems like something I want to be a part of. My head is still spinning and swimming with ideas. Just so many things and options coming my way right now.

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The will of God and 'calling' was explained to me like this.

It's like marriage and finding a spouse. Some believe that it's like a pinhead, where there is only one for you, and God has picked this person out, and your job is to go find that person. The other way to look at it is that there are boundaries, and you cannot go outside of those boundaries, such as a non-Christian, someone who is already married, etc. Boundaries placed by God. If you adhere to the pinhead point of view, you'll never find a spouse because you'll be worried if it was the 'right' choice. If you live by God's boundaries and see that God knows who you will marry, but does not smite you for choosing the wrong one, then it's pretty different. And I guess it's like seeing where you can serve God.
I always wondered what would happen if I did something that was not 'God's call for me'. I asked the question if God would bless me more or bless me less if I did something in line with his Word and commands, but wasn't 'what he chose for me'. And I guess it's not like that at all. Jesus does not love me more if I do something for him or if I don't do something. Jesus does not love me more if I become a martyr for His name or if I tell me neighbour next door about Him. Jesus does not love me more if I become a preacher versus sleeping around and partying it up every weekend. God loves me and can see me through what Jesus did for me..because of what Jesus did for me.

So I think now it's not a question of 'will this be the wrong thing?', but 'where can I be the most effective with my skills and experiences and where I am now in life?'

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I want to be involved in something bigger than a fellowship that is just for its members, or fun times. I want to get out there and make an impact. I'm not against fellowship or small groups or anything like that. But I don't think it's enough to grow yourself or grow your group and just let it be a personal thing. We always say that we should be more involved with our community, but nothing happens.

"Why complain? Be the change that you want to see happen or that you see is lacking."

Yes.