The joy of the Holy Spirit is totally contagious. I went to a worship service tonight with 75 people who just got back from a mission trip to Mexico. Nine people got baptized and tons more made life changing commitments. I wish more people would see the correlation between all the serving they do on mission trips and the joy they experience in their relationships with God and others. What if we really lived everyday like a mission trip? What if everyday we made time to read the bible and sing a few songs and put our desires aside to serve others? I truly believe that the "spiritual high" of a mission trip doesn't have to be a fleeting thing. Sure we go through times when we don't hear God as clearly as we'd like to, and we get tired and cranky, but if we would take the time to remember that God is still right there, interacting with us in every part of our lives, and take time to serve regularly we could find a solid spiritual ground to plant our feet on as we are guided by Jesus.
I got a good old kick in the pants from God tonight. As we were singing "Rich or Poor, God I want You more than anything that glitters in this world... 'cause we have all we need in you, all we need is you..." I was reminded of my tendency to never be satisfied. When I lived in Springfield I was praying for a place to just get away and have a moment of peace by myself, now that all I have is moments of peace by myself I pray for friends to fill up my time with. Wether I'm rich or poor in what I think I need, what I'm really wanting is God and I would find all that I need in him if I chose to seek him rather than all the glittering stuff of this world.
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