Conviction

Just a note: I promise, I'm not writing on all of these serious topics to make myself seem smart. I'm just writing from my experiences and thoughts as this semester progresses.
North Greeenville is a very missions-minded school, that is obvious. This week, however, the missions ante was upped a bit. This week is global missions week here on campus and we've been having special chapels, dinners, and other events since Monday. Tonight, I attended one of the bonus chapels. Admittedly, my reason for going was selfish. I wanted an extra chapel credit in order to earn an extra chapel skip. God had other plans, however, and the service was very convicting to me. The speaker was very passionate about what he'd experienced on the mission field and challenged us from Scripture to not see if we were called, but be ready to go where God wanted us to. I felt God convicting me over my heart, or lack thereof, and my complacency of late. My heart is not as concerned as it should be for the lost. I'm content to sit back and "let God work" while I go on living my great American life. This is not what God expects of me. He expects me to be passionately concerned about every single soul that hasn't had a chance to hear the Gospel. I was humbled in bonus chapel tonight by the conviction of my own selfishness. I don't know yet where God wants me to serve, but I'm here, ready and willing.