Why Do We Make Things SO Complicated?

It's so easy to get caught up in logistics...at the expense of the heart of the mission we've been called to do!

I was thinking about all those people I've encountered who do not get involved with ESL or tutoring kids ministries because all we've really shared so far have been ministries that are very structured. What a disservice we have done to both the mission field and the prospective missionary. In our workshops, we share that all it takes to have a literacy missions ministry is one volunteer and one student. We cannot forget that! What defines a missions ministry is not the number of people involved! It is the heart of the missionary sharing Christ as he/she ministers to the person that God sends. It may be one person. It may be a dozen.

I was thinking about others that hold back because they're afraid they aren't any good at it. We learn to walk by walking (and falling down). We learn to run by running (and sometimes tripping). We learn to read by reading (and often mispronouncing words). We learn to teach by teaching...and rest assured, we will make mistakes. But God is good. We will learn from those mistakes. He will equip us. He will work through us. If only we will be willing vessels and let Him!

So if you were looking for a nudge, this is it! Take that step of faith...get involved! You won't regret it, and neither will those that God blesses you with.