I think we are bad at our jobs.

So this week has been Missions Emphasis Week down here at LU. I don't believe that my calling is missions however, I do think that it is a very important thing. Though thanks to this week it has given me a chance to think about more than just my little bubble of friends and acquaintances that I meet here, I am simply talking about the whole world. 

        There are an estimated 7 Billion people on this world whether that includes an estimate for people unable to take a census I do not know however that is still A LOT of people. According to the  U.S. Center for World Mission only 33% of the world claims to be christian. That is only 1/3 of the worlds population!! That means roughly 2/3 of the world could be going to hell. but wait how many people do we know that claim to be "Christian" but we know full well it's just an act and not a true walk with God. If I had to make my own estimate it would be that only 2/5 of Christians are truly a God fearing saved people. Now the point of all these numbers and estimates is not me saying that every person alive HAS to be a missionary because, as I said earlier, I know that it's most likely not my calling and not where I am supposed to be, I love these people and think that them doing their jobs takes an amazing amount of faith, determination, and a ton of patience. But I think that we are seriously failing as Christians. How many times do we go out with our friends but forget to tell them the best news we have ever heard? Now this doesn't mean that we need to go out beating them over the head with our bibles, but there really is no excuse for doing nothing. Being here at LU I a lot of different people some fakers, some rebels, some confused, some lost, some hurting, and some strong. But how many times do I actually approach these people? They might think I'm weird, they might make fun of me, they might hate me, they might ignore me. These are all the thoughts that run through my head as fast as possible trying to deter me from reaching out. I'm afraid, but what am I to be afraid of? Am I not on the side on the one who created the earth, made everything on this planet, the one who makes all of Hell shake at just the speaking of his name? WHAT HAVE I TO BE AFRAID OF? I forget, they may mock me, ignore me, hate me, harm me, but I am to tell them I am to love them. I don't want to sound perfect at all in this in-fact I believe I am probably the worst person at this, so I this is more for me than anyone. In conclusion I just want to share a verse that I believe many of us have read and know about.

Is My Faith Strong Enough?

Matthew 17:20 

 20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”