Predestined According to His Plan

As I have followed Chris and his teachings these past years, I am truly amazed at thow much I do not know and how little I really do understand in scripture. I read the words and my understanding is so different than the teaching staff at church. One little paragraph and they can teach for 30 minutes,yet it only took me 30 seconds to read it. It is no wonder to me that it was for this reason the bible was written for us and not to us.

But I have hope for myself and my fellow christians as in Romans 15:13 "Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing that you may abound in Hope by the power of the Holy Spirit". I understand that it is by Grace that we are saved, God's Grace. For it is by Grace that we are saved through Faith, A gift from our God, not a gift from man, nor by works, so that no man may boast. This is what I think about mostly. As a child I was taught mostly by works, follow what other men have done and your reward is in heaven. And when I think about it how much work could I possibly do to please someone who built the earth and the heavens? When would I have done enough to get my ticket in. I am quite sure my little life here on earth is way too short to be impressive enough for my master. And when you think about it, would he have made the possibility of getting to be with him that difficult knowing how small we really are?

So as I stumbled most of my life doing as most of us do, work hard, make money, so we can have more Stuff, I always knew it would never be enough and wondered what was going on inside of me, what was the plan, why not make it simple and just tell me in my sleep and I would do it. Then the Mission Trips came along and my lights came on said JUST DO IT. I am so excited to bring more people to this level of understanding of our world. I want to see the faces of our team members as the Spirit takes them out of the box and guts them out of their day to day routines. I want to see them in a new light. For them to feel what I did on my first trip with Ben Zimmerman, to realize who the father really is. To feel the Holy Spirit working inside of them is just a super feeling. When they see with their own eyes some more to of the world and smell it, they will know just how small the world really is , yet how far away from reality most of us are. I will cherish the late nite tears, the honesty, and the bonding that will occur. "Who is your Wingman"?
We are only a few weeks out and then off to the jungle heat, mosquitos, sweat, dirt, smells, grass huts, chicken poo, dirt floors, and a happy little community. How can this be? What is our Job? What will change in me? Will I be a better person for going? Will one team member be changed? Can I get one more follower for Jesus? Or will nothing change at all? BET YOU THIS RIGHT NOW, I know someone will change alot, and it might just be me!

Jack Mlsna