Lately I’ve come to know a cute nickname for the Lord (aside from the usual “Saviour”, “Redeemer”, etc, haa). More than ever do I believe He is a “God of Surprises”. Just today:
- “Surprise! You’re going to Montreal!”
- “Surprise! We’re doing this training… a completely different way.”
- “Surprise! You’re giving # sessions, yeah?”
- “Surprise! [says He through a sister] Hey, you free? I’m in Mississauga, can we talk…”
Yes, there are so many Surprises in Mission life itself…but how surprising is the initial call to Mission? Is it as off putting as the usual Surprises? Do we wake one day with the sudden conviction (you’re packing your bags for the Philippines at this point), that hey…”I AM called!”? I mean, for missionaries like Paul, the God of surprises made it so obvious. The Call was so surprising that he was literally knocked off his donkey.
The saying goes…“He calls us out of Love”. If I am loved every day, than as a Missionary, I am Called everyday. Deeply loved, deeply called. The Call only becomes a Surprise when I start forgetting I am loved. I firmly believe that surprises in Mission are just the creative ways He can love us, heal us and transform us. Saying “Yes” to Mission is a response to the simple realization that He has been doing this…all along.
“The Call was so surprising that he was literally knocked off his donkey.”
BEST LINE EVER.
Praise God for your raw enthusiasm replicated in your posts, sis.