Ever heard that Jim Elliot quote "He is not fool who loses what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" and thought of jacking it all in and seeking a new "mission field"? Author, Rachel Jankovic suggests that such a thinking might actually be driven by discontent rather than a desire to win the lost. Here is a teaser:
It is easy to think you have a heart for orphans on the other side of the world, but if you spend your time at home resenting the imposition your children are on you, you do not. You cannot have a heart for the gospel and a fussiness about your life at the same time. You will never make any difference there if you cannot be at peace here. You cannot have a heart for missions, but not for the people around you. A true love of the gospel overflows and overpowers. It will be in everything you do, however drab, however simple, however repetitive.Read the rest at Desiring God
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