Learning. Engaging. Applying. Purpose.
Our lives consist of learning; often we learn the best and discover our truest selves from great teachers. Jesus was, and still is, the greatest teacher. He led a life of service and submission and humbled himself to take on sin to send God’s message of unconditional love to us. The time he spent with his disciples he spent teaching them: the Latin term, discipulus, translates as “learner”. The disciples were Jesus‘ students, and Jesus was teaching them to follow in His footsteps. Loving people, guiding people, and standing firm in God’s Promises and truth. These are the attributes of Jesus, these should also be the attributes of believers. Towards the end of His time here, Jesus asked his disciples to go and make disciples of all nations… this was a defining moment in their lives, he was giving them a new name and position…this was their call to apostleship. Apostles take what they learn from the teacher, and teach others the same great news. Once we chose to follow Jesus, he calls us to cross over from a disciple, to an apostle. Apostles ENGAGE in their faith, they step out of their comfort zone and seek out People In need of discipleship. Notice how throughout Scripture Jesus doesn’t meet with the rich, fortunate, or comfortable people, he reaches out to the poor, needy, and “out of place” people. We are called to do the same. Mission trips are something I greatly value and feel incredibly used by God in. I see Jesus in the lives of those I’m serving with when we are in situations where our phones are tucked away and our hearts and minds have been set on Jesus. Every trip is ended with a call to action in our own towns, and a Spark is lite inside of me; the spark is sadly short lived. Apostles don‘t have Jesus Highs. Their life reflects Jesus in such a way that they are ALWAYS on a Jesus high. engaging in people’s lives, especially the people you find strange, is exactly what Jesus calls us to do. Apply Jesus’ teachings. Don’t just hear him out. Obedience is an essential attribute in our faith as followers. Throughout my school day I hear the spirit pushing me to speak up when an oppurtunity arises, more often than not I pretend to ignore it, because if I’m honest, being an apostle is scary, criticism is guaranteed. I am then reminded of the reward awaiting me back home. Jesus will speak through you if you let him. Open your mouth and he will do the rest. Last summer in Colorado, I took the biggest leap of faith. I faced my fear of heights and fell forward into pure air from a 40 foot telephone pole. My life definitely flashed before my eyes, but I gained so much confidence from that one leap of faith. I trusted the people below belaying me, I trusted the rope that supposedly could hold a schoolbus, and I trusted God to not let me die. That moment showed me I hadn’t fully been trusting God with my life. Letting go of all my plans and desires and letting God lead my life and show me my purpose was exactly what I needed. Jesus calls me to trust him, to stand against the storms that come. My purpose in this life is to reach the unreachable. To be an apostle. one thing Jesus has taught me more than anything, is to take the Leap.
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