You are a missionary

I feel like many people think that they are not are missionary if they are not ACTUALLY on a mission trip, or if they don't 'feel' the calling to be a missionary. I know that I have fallen for the first one. I have been thinking about it lately, and I've come to the conclusion that all of God's children are missionaries. What IS a missionary exactly? Psalm 96:1-3(NIV) 1 Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. 3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. (bold type added by myself) Matthew 28:18-20(NIV) 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” When people read this second set of verses, what do they hear? GO, ALL NATIONS. But this doesn't mean you have to leave YOUR nation to be a missionary. Yes, God DOES call missionaries to go to other nations, but you can be a missionary RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.Your nation is included in ALL NATIONS. Go, get off of your couch and MAKE DISCIPLES, TEACH PEOPLE, GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES AND PRAY FOR THEM, PROCLAIM HIS SALVATION DAY AFTER DAY, RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE!! Just because I believe that God has called me to a different country doesn't mean that while I'm waiting to go there I should just sit around. God calls us to be ACTIVE. To GO. There are people here that are hurting. I tend to get sad about being far from Honduras and I just sit. Yes I read my Bible, yes I go to church, but a lot of times I just sit, stagnant. I believe that there is nothing worse than a stagnant Christian. Revelation 3:14-16 (NIV) To the Church in Laodicea 14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation. 15 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. Yesterday I went to a Food Pantry and served bagging cucumbers, preparing hot dogs, and passing them out to cars as they collected their free groceries. I was dripping with sweat, and the people who came to get food weren't always the cleanest. But they are GOD'S CREATION! Their Father in Heaven cares about them and wants them to know HIM. I am a witness, caring for God's people who need food. I was able to give them a hot (lol) hot dog that could fill their hungry bellies. To tell you the truth, I LOVE THAT SORT OF WORK. Where you drip sweat and you help people in Jesus' name. I get to go there a second time next week! So please don't sit around like I have done. Get up with me, and serve God's people right where you are. If you feel called to a different nation, that is AWESOME!! Pray to God for Him reveal to you if that is really God's plan for you. Then wait patiently for His answer, but GO. Work right where God has you NOW, in the ways He provides for you. and His answer WILL COME. But not in your time, but in His time, which is always the BEST! May God bless you always!