Since it’s my spiritual birthday today, I wanted to write a more personal blog/post. The theme. Mission, is undoubtedly implicit in nearly all of my writing, but this one speaks directly to this. There is a high correlation between Mission and ‘making a difference’, which is obvious. But when you consider your Mission you need to be aware of how the relationship with making a difference is expressed.
I believe that our ultimate search is for our mission – what it is that we have been created for. Consciously or not, I think that we want to find this so we can … be about our Father’s business. If that sounds irreverent… never the intent. Our who, what, where, when, how only makes sense in the context of our mission. In fact, in my world of definitions, you can’t define mission without the foundation of vision.
Personal example: I believe that my mission is to help people realize that they can be all that they are intended to be, but that it is a process. I believe that we aren’t limited by our circumstances, that we can be a powerful ‘force’ in the world in which we live. But that apart from the Lord, we can’t, we won’t produce good fruit that will remain.
“Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak…” (Habakkuk 2:2-3)
Scripture teaches us that we are destroyed for lack of a vision (Hosea 4:6). Vision is the foundation for our mission. In fact I don’t believe we can even find our mission without a vision. And, I don’t believe we find our vision without knowing what we are passionate about. What is it that you love to do, what gets you up in the morning excited and energized? Start there and you’ll discover your passion. And no, I don’t believe anyone is without a passion for (fill in the blank).
Preparation, equipping occurs in the context of our mission. Have you ever thought that it is Your call is not only what defines you… it’s what makes you unique. AND though another person may hold the same gifting, only You can express it from your understanding, experience, and uniqueness that is you. That is what the Lord does for each of us each and every day, so that we do live abundant lives – fruitful and fulfilling. The only question(s): are we walking in this? Or… why aren’t we walking in this?
Without question, ‘if the Lord calls you to it… He equips you for it’. While that is an incredibly comforting thought. Do we believe this? It does absolutely NO good if it’s truth if we don’t believe and act on ‘it’. What we truly need to realize that the Lord doesn’t just ‘provide’ the equipping, He makes certain that we also realize that we are empowered and enabled to do (fill in the blank).
I believe that our ultimate search is for our mission – what it is that we have been created for. Consciously or not, I think that we want to find this so we can … be about our Father’s business. If that sounds irreverent… never the intent. Our who, what, where, when, how only makes sense in the context of our mission. In fact, in my world of definitions, you can’t define mission without the foundation of vision.
