I can show you the world...

Ted Slater from Boundless, published this article today about traveling/wanting to travel/being able to travel and how crummy motives often are not far behind. I thought it was very relevant for today especially how it seems life isn't complete without venturing off to another country to do mission work. Sure it is good and necessary to reach peoples who otherwise wouldn't hear about Christ, it is part of the great commission. However, Slater brings up this excellent point,

'It can be argued that the most culturally relevant person ever to have lived was Jesus. And Jesus wasn't much of a world traveler, having never gone more than a few dozen miles from his town of birth. His life demonstrates that ultimately how much you travel is irrelevant to how effective your ministry can be and how rich your life can be.'

I think a lot of time these desires to 'travel' can be traced back to the selfish motives he discusses and also back to being unsatisfied with the tasks the Lord has presently put before us. As someone who would would love to travel the world and experience everything there is to offer, I've also realized that if I am called to live in the suburbs the rest of my life I should be just as exited.


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