Is it possible to idolize missions???? It's such a noble cause and in many ways what I've viewed as the "highest" or one of the highest callings God can call you to. But yes...even this...even missions can become an idol in your life.

Tonight I visited Campus Crusade's Christmas conference in downtown Indianapolis and joined in on their men's time and also the Charlie Hall concert that happened afterwards.

All the speakers spoke on things I've heard countless numbers of times at other men's conferences or men's talks. But the part about what we truly treasured as men really hit home for me and I asked myself what I really treasured. I couldn't honestly say it was Jesus...

I realized that I've been idolizing missions. Wow...my heart was so heavy when I came to that realization. To think that I could use God's call to missions as a source of pride felt so wicked to me. It felt like the wind had been knocked out of me.

I'll explain more later but I have a lot think about...

Looking ahead, I want to have the right view of what missions is all about and also get to the heart issue as to why I'm using missions as a source of idolization instead of a means to accomplish God's purposes in the world.

"Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn't." -John Piper

This entry was posted by Christopher Wu, on Friday, December 30, 2005. You can leave your response.