The Eighth High Point of my Spiritual Life

The eighth high point of my spiritual life, which leads to my great passion to see Spiritual Reformation today, was getting on airplane with a one way ticket.

So, there I was on the airplane from Indianapolis to Budapest with a one way ticket in my hand thinking, “Apostolic what!?” (Or was I just thinking, “What?!”) Everything was on the line. Everything my professors taught me in college. Everything my professors taught me in seminary. Everything I learned from my parents, my friends, my mentors, my pastors. Here I was. Not just alone. But with my wife, my two daughters and one son. And it doesn’t get much riskier than this.

What would you do? Would you move half way around the world to attempt something that could really, really fail? I guess I had to. I heard the Voice. I couldn’t get away from that call deep in my heart and mind. The doors opened up. The way was clear. Stepping through the threshold meant either the lights would come on the other side or the darkness just ahead would swallow us up!

I invite you to go along with me on a journey. Are you interested in being one of “the sent ones?” Are you willing to be sent? I’m not talking about being sent to the store for another gallon of milk, diapers and sneaking in a few doughnuts. I’m not talking about being sent out in your SUV in the middle of winter to Blockbuster’s for an emergency movie at 10:30 pm. I’m talking about a one way ticket. A ticket to a destination far, far away. A ticket to a destination far, far away and ever so lonely. A ticket to a destination far, far away and ever so lonely yet exploding with the dynamic power of God!

‘Cause I’ve finally figured out that it’s a lot more fun to be on an airplane to a destination far, far away and ever so lonely yet exploding with the dynamic power of God than to be on a couch with a remote controlling the picture and sound from a destination far, far away and ever so comfortable with friends and family a phone call away yet imploding with the fizzling power of me.

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