I took a road-trip over a thousand miles and four days in a Uhaul, pulling a trailer, with my girlfriend riding shotgun as a sort of "commencement ceremony" to this next year of life. Besides being costly and time-consuming, it could not have been better. Making several stops to visit dear friends along the way, we finally made it to the Couve. Over the next several weeks, I'll be visiting family and friends and doing a little bit of traveling in between. Although hectic, I look forward to what each new week will bring.
God has not wasted time in preparing me for this next year. Already, He is at work with His wrecking ball. Five years in LA meant five years of financial security, five years of every insurance you could think of, five years of a fully stocked cereal shelf, and five years of building up walls of comfort. I greatly underestimated the affect that not having these comforts would have on me. To be completely honest, it has taken up a lot of mental real estate, and it shouldn't.
I've been talking the talk of "discomfort" for a while. I know God does not call me, nor anyone, to a life of comfort. It's not something for which we should strive. It's not something for which we should pray. Rather, we should strive for the mission. We should pray for the mission. We are all called to a mission, and whether we accept it or not is the difference between warriors and peasants. It could be a mission of evangelism. It could be a mission of pastoring. It could be a mission of parenting. It could be a mission of learning. It could be a mission of laboring. Either way, it's a mission, with a call, waiting for an answer.
My mission this next year is one of justice: to pursue it, deliver it, and promote it. It's one of leaving my family and friends. It's one of abandoning a lifestyle. It's one of entering a world unknown to me. It's one of discomfort.
It's also one not to be taken alone. Not one mission is meant as a solo endeavor. Although there's only one seat being filled on that airplane at the end of June, there's an army of warriors staying on the ground praying, supporting, donating. That's exactly your role. That's exactly what I need. Please join me in this mission through prayer, support, and donations.
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