Living His Mission

With a nod to Donald Miller’s new book, “A Million Miles in A Thousand Years,” here’s my story of the last few days from last week. Before I start my story I do want to recommend Donald’s (like I know him well enough to call him by his first name) new book. I read it on the way to and from St. Louis for our recent Newfrontiers Mobilise-USA conference. My wonderful wife is often very gracious to drive so I can read and throw my waste-processing challenged leg up on the dash…but that’s a story for another day…or maybe I’ve already told it in the “My Story” section of this blog. So…the book and then we’ll move on. It was my first D. Miller book and I found it highly readable and compelling. I enjoyed his honesty and his story of rewriting the story of his life. Chapter 28 blew me away. Get it. Take a weekend and read it or better yet get away for a weekend and make it one of the book’s you read.

So…Tuesday and Wednesday of this past week. On Tuesday morning BigBen (Ben Roed) and I jumped in my car and headed East on Hwy 36 and then North on I35. This was after a run through Starbuck’s for a Mocha. It was one of those days. We made it  to Marshalltown, IA about 11:30 and joined our friend Abex for about 1/2 hour of prayer before lunch. God was with us and we had a great time with one another and God. I love to pray with others…and Abex and Ben make it a fun and exciting time. God also continues to show me that He is ready for His people to come into His presence to meet with Him on the spot. It is not work on our part. Jesus has done the work. We then met a couple other guys and enjoyed good conversation over lunch about our future together in Marshalltown.

We then hopped back in our car…now you must know that Ben and I are big guys and actually don’t hop anywhere…I wonder where that expression came from? Ok, stream of consciousness get a grip and get back to the story. We were stoked after our time in Marshalltown and headed north to Mason City. We enjoyed a great evening of dinner and conversation with Don & Tammy Perry from New Beginnings…you will begin to notice if you read this blog that food is usually paired with conversation. They are doing a great job reaching those that Jesus misses the most(see below) with the love, grace and mercy of Jesus.
I discovered the term those that Jesus misses the most while reading this book. If you are reading this blog post and you are a follower of Jesus…He no longer misses you…you are Found…you have been reconciled back into His family by Him. And I recently heard a great line about people who don’t know Jesus. They are not lost…they are dead! This is what the Bible teaches. One of my favorite passages tells the story. Ephesians 2:1-10. Before Jesus rescued me…I was physically alive, but spiritually dead. I was literally a dead man walking. I could do nothing to get myself to Jesus unless He first initiated His life in me so that I might even look to Him. He drew me to Himself through the ongoing work of His powerful Holy Spirit. YES! If that’s a new thought to you…please comment on this blog or email and I would love to talk with you more about that.

Well…deep subject…enough for today. There’s much more to the road trip story. Check this blog next week for ‘3 men in an airtight car’…or getting to know Adrian Warnock…and why road trips are my favorite way to get to know guys.

Until next week…Happy Trails

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