However, many disciples languish in their hometown mission fields, reaching only a few or no lost at all, struggling and sometimes thinking that God is not using them, or worse, that God will cut them off like a fruitless branch on a tree. Not all of us can be fruitful reaching the lost in our hometowns. If Jesus himself was violently rejected in his hometown of Nazareth (Luke 4:14-30), why should we expect to be accepted with open arms in our own hometowns?Disciple Adventure’s one-year challenge offers disciples around the world a unique opportunity to make a definitive decision to enter the mission field away from home and all of its comforts. It is the decision to deliberately shift life’s focus away from more “stuff” and a better job to the focus on God’s mission where the workers are few. The commitment to leave home and the good life to reach the lost is often what makes all the difference between fruitfulness and fruitlessness.
A famous quote often attributed to Einstein says,“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Similarly, disciples that stay in their hometowns may remain ineffective and continue to feel that their faith is deficient. These same disciples can find many open doors for the gospel in other cities, gain confidence in their faith and in God’s desire to use them, and, through that renewed faith, grow in new and exciting ways.
Are you hearing God’s call? Are you eager to let God do his work through you and in you? Our faith-changing one-year challenge is waiting. What are you waiting for? Visit us at http://www.discipleadventures.net to see our list of cities participating in the one-year challenge. Also check out our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/discipleadventures.