{"id":1753,"date":"2015-06-12T10:33:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T15:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pts.edu\/blog\/?p=1753"},"modified":"2021-01-29T15:54:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T20:54:29","slug":"world-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pts.edu\/blog\/world-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting a Global Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe need to become global Christians with a global vision, for we have a global God.\u201d<\/em> John R. W. Stott<\/em><\/p>\n

In seasons of discernment students might ask, \u201cWhat is God\u2019s will for my life?\u201d Not a bad question. I asked this question myself at one point in my journey. But at some point in my discernment\u00a0process I discovered that while God does have plans for me, I am only one person in a much larger plan that God has for the world. I don\u2019t just worship and pray to a personal God. I worship and pray to a global God, who created it all, loves it all, and plans to redeem every bit of it. A better question that I have learned to ask is, \u201cWhat is God doing in the world, and how can I be a part of it?\u201d<\/p>\n

Discovering what God is doing in the world is a life-long pursuit, a pursuit that keeps me seeking out how to be faithful in a way that expands my vision far beyond my own small corner of the world and into the larger world that God loves. I discovered that God is bringing hope and a future through Christian community and reforestation in Haiti. I witnessed the power of the gospel to fill the persecuted church in Southeast Asia with so much joy that they have an abundance to share. I have heard the message of profound grace found in Jesus shared by a sister from a Muslim background. In all of these discoveries, I am moved to make different choices about how I use natural resources, how I come near to the persecuted in my prayers, and how I can also share the abundance of joy and grace found in Jesus. My growing global perspective shapes my sense of vocation every day.<\/p>\n

Looking for ways to pursue what God is doing in the world? Here are three ways you can explore.<\/p>\n