The holidays are upon us and in my experience you’re either feeling
overjoyed by all the parties, presents, and events, or you’re feeling
overwhelmed and ready for it all to be over. Either way, you have a list
that you’re adding to regularly. The good news is that missional living
is not another item to add to your list.
Missional living is a lifestyle that involves doing what you’re already doing ( ie. grocery shopping, raising kids, working a job, being involved in your community, etc.) with intention. Being missional means living as a missionary in your current context and season of life.
Missional living is way of life and not a task to complete. Missional living is not random acts of kindness although those can be incorporated into your lifestyle. Missional living is not serving other Christians. Rick Warren distinguishes service to other Christians as ministry and service to the lost as outreach. While the Bible clearly calls us to love and serve other Christians, it is important to distinguish that fulfilling the Great Commission begins with lost people. Jesus make it clear in Matthew 9:12 that he came for the sick and not the well. Likewise, our missional lives should involve relationships with lost people otherwise we are not being missional at all.
Continue reading over at Missional Women to discover why it's easier to be missional at Christmas time. Join me there today?
(This post was originally published December 9, 2013.)
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