This year at YC (huge youth convention for those of you not from Alberta) was a first for me, but hopefully not my last. It was INCREDIBLE! I got to see David Crowder, Delirious, Lincoln Brewster (of whom I am now a huge fan =D), Rebecca St. James, Hillsong United, Skillet, Leeland, Decyfer Down, and Hawk Nelson! I missed the TobyMac concert though cause we had to leave early. =P Ah well, I can't really complain. The speakers were amazing too! Mike Pilavachi was the main speaker (funny man), and Phil Dooley and Joyce (Heron) Rees also spoke. And I went to one session by Mike Love called God's Dreams and You. Very impacting, and it definitely leads into this next paragraph.
Question. Why can't God just show me one plan for my life and keep it the same? I don't know what I'm supposed to do anymore! I love missions, and I love Africa, but I'm starting to wonder if that's really where God wants me or if it's just something that I want. Or maybe I'm supposed to go overseas for short-term trips, but not long term.? I have this passion that has seemed to grow and bloom since coming back here. A passion for letting the youth of today know how severe the need is in so many countries to hear the Gospel. They aren't being told! Their heads are being filled with "Yes, the need is there overseas, but if you don't feel "called" (that term really irritates me, btw), there is lots to do here too". Uhg! So many youth are using that as a cop-out to stay in their comfortable little worlds. They don't understand how intense the need is! One song that we sang at YC said that "This is an emergency". That's not how the churches are looking at it! They're telling kids that they can go if they feel "called" but that it's not really necessary. That's another thing. We're ALL called!!! No one should be waiting for a "call"! The Bible says that as Christians we are to spread the Good News to all nations. Is that not clear enough?! This generation needs to know that this is an EMERGENCY, that they can't just sit around and wait for things to happen! They need to step out of their comfort zones and DO something! *Ok Lisa, calm down...* Kind of intense right now... What's stopping me from doing all this now? I don't really know. Maybe it's the fear of how people will take it, because I know that it wouldn't be very well received in some places. Or maybe it's the fear of not knowing what to say, or that I won't be able to answer the questions that are asked of me. It all comes down to fear I guess. I'll keep praying, and I'd appreciate it if you'd all keep me in your prayers too. =)
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On the other hand most churches do not want to pressure people to go on the mission field if that is not what God wants them to do, if they go because of 'duty' then it will only hamper the work that is already being done on the mission field. Would you have people abandon their own cultural setting and evangelize to their own group that needs salvation just as much as those in Africa just because they are feeling obligated to go overseas?
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