I’ve been on the race for 5 months now, so I’ve worked with and encountered many different ministry’s. In doing so, I have realized that the common denominator between all these ministry’s besides the fact that they love the Lord, is that everyone is a normal person. I know, profound realization hallie, but let me explain.
Growing up I viewed missionaries as holier than thou. They were super Christians that had their spiritual life figured out and Christianity was easy for them. Mission work was something that I always wanted to do but I never thought I had the right credentials. I always thought “I’m Hallie Moffitt, a sinner, what can I do?”
Ultimately this lie held me back from a lot. The insecurity’s and self doubt became louder than the Lords call for all of our lives to make disciples (make disciples of all nations baptizing then in the name of the father, the son and the Holy Spirit teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you for surely I will be with you until the very end of the age) (Matthew 28:19-20). He called ALL of us. He called you and me. What do you and I have in common besides this call? We are normal people. We are sinners.
Coming on the race I was scared that I wouldn’t be able good enough to spread the gospel. I was scared that I was going to be apart of a squad that didn’t sin, therefore I would stand out as a sinner that has questions about God. Everyone was going to be perfect except for me.
Reading that now and knowing that these statements are lies I want to laugh at little Hallie. I want to shake her and tell her that those are lies. Her squad is going to become her family and believe it or not each one of them are sinners. She is good enough to spread the gospel, and she will do it. I would tell her that making disciples will never be easy or fit into her schedule. She will just have to do it.
“I desire mercy, not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners” Matthew 9:13
Missionaries are sinners just like you and me. We are all just people trying the best we can to live out Matthew 28:19-20. I’m not a super Christian because I’m on the world race. I was simply willing and eager and the Lord acknowledged that. Why I’m on the world race specifically? I don’t know. It could be for the women in my ministry back in Costa Rica or the children I teach how to dance and rap in South Africa or the people I am going to meet in Asia. Or, it could also be that the Lord is using this season of my life to draw me closer to him. Moving me away from everything I know so that I have to seek him, and I’m doing so I will have so much more love to pour out into people in the states. Who knows, but I trust him.
Moral of the story: everyone’s a sinner. everyone is called to make disciples of all nations, could be in South Africa or the people in your school...that’s up to you and the Lord. If you are willing the Lord is going to use you. He uses normal people for his kingdom work. Don’t doubt your potential. With him all is possible.
