A Good and Noble Heart Produces Revival
Ever been on a short term missions trip, thinking you’re going to help the cause of global evangelization and revival…. only to find that YOU were impacted more than the nation or the target people themselves?
It’s a common scenario, but not necessarily a bad one! Jesus’ parable in Luke 8 about the farmer and the seed really puts us in two roles. Sometimes we are the farmer, looking for good ground to sow the GOOD seed of God’s word, and SOMETIMES WE ARE THE SOIL.
Jesus says a good and noble heart will produce. These are the ones that hear the word, retain it, and BY PERSEVERING, produce something of value! Many times, once you get out of your comfort zone and give sacrificially to bring revival or evangelize a people group, something happens to your heart… something good… something noble. And you are changed by God. And made a better minister, missionary, mom, dad, sister, son.
Not a bad tradeoff for a few weeks of service to the nations! My encouragement? Look for the opportunities for your heart to become the heart that produces good things wherever you are. Then we’ll start seeing global revival…. the nations worshiping God…. and the glory of God absolutely covering the earth as He has planned.
Got a story to tell about your short term mission trip to the nations? I’d like to hear it! Just leave a comment below. -Laura Woodworth
What do you think about sending kids off on ministry trips like with a youth group, by themselves? I have so many good memories of missionary activities with my whole family-it was a family affair. It’s great when families can grow together with that same good seed having been planted in all of them.