Living on Mission with the End in Mind

Living on Mission with the End in Mind

Do you ever picture how your life will turn out? I have. I’ve always envisioned my life as “adventure filled.” Always. Since I was a kid. I’ve had some adventures for sure, but not nearly as many as I am certain I’m meant to have. I wonder why that is?

Hmmmm… Could it be that I’m not being intentional about doing adventurous things? Perhaps. (ha!)

I know me. I’ve become a creature of habit and routine. If I find something that works, I stick with it. I do it that way every time. This, you may be shocked to discover, does not lead to a great deal of adventure.

BUT I WANT ADVENTURE! (Meaningful, godly, adventure with a purpose, people – not crazy stuff like bungee jumping, cliff diving, or planning an Ocean’s Eleven style heist.)

If adventure is the end I have in mind, what do I need to do? For starters I’ll have to intentionally make time and plan for more adventure in my life. I’ll have to pursue adventure since it’s not beating down my door. I’ll have to participate when adventures present themselves. (No Ang, you can’t sit on the shore if you want to take a cruise. You’ll have to actually get on the boat.)

What is the end you envision? What is the end supposed to look like according to God? How do we get there from here?

Ultimately, I think it looks like the Kingdom of God. What happens in the Kingdom of God? All the good things! Jesus is King and is praised nonstop. God’s perfect will is always done. We become like Him because we can see Him as He really is – face to face. *insert too much awesomeness to list here* And BONUS - Jesus told us how to get there from here: 1) Pray for His Kingdom to come (Matthew 6:10) and 2) Pursue the Kingdom above all else. (Matthew 6:33 NET)

Pray. Pursue. These are words of intentionality. Just as I need to intentionally plan and participate in order to bring more adventure into my life, we must all be intentional about pursuing the Kingdom every day. We can have glimpses of the Kingdom right here in this life. Schedule time with Him every day to find out what He’s up to in the world around you and then join Him in that work! If we fail to do these things because we fall into busyness, habits, and barely-keeping-the-wheels-on-life routines, our days and our lives will just slip away with Kingdom dreams unrealized. So let’s be intentional.

Let’s practice Living on Mission and tackle every single day with the end in mind.

Pastor Angela