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Post Missions Syndrome aka "PMS" - I got it bad.
It's been exactly a month since our team of seven left for Mexico (Oops, I got it wrong. We left on the 29th, not 27th!) I can't believe how fast the time is passing. Talking to a few of my team members, I realized that I'm not the only one who misses Mexico beyond emotional level. One of my team members who's been to Mexico multiple times said that I'm going through PMS. As he describes, it is the feeling you get after coming back to your regular life from a mission trip. You prepare for the mission trip for months and when you finally get there, you are excited to complete the mission. Meeting new people everyday, building a house for the needy, working with the local church, and watching children enjoy the activities you prepared, you're hyped to do God's work especially if you start seeing and hearing conversion stories. Everything is about God and for God. While you are on the mission trip, you just become so holy. As you return to your work, to school or to whatever your daily life, things may seem mundane and meaningless. You begin to think what's the purpose of living your life this way. You start to re-think about God's purpose for you.
What's more depressing is that most of us reach this kind of godliness only when we're on a mission field. Although I don't want to admit it, the reason why I'm having PMS is because I'm not passionate about God and doing His work everyday. If we are passionate about evangelism and are eager to spread God's love on a regular basis, then we shouldn't be going through PMS when we return from a mission trip. The feelings I had for the people in Mexico, I should have the exact same feeling towards the people in Toronto. Why? Because whether they are in Toronto or Guadalajara, they are all broken and lost who desperately need God. But why is it so hard to have the same heart for the people around me? Going overseas isn't the only way to do God's work. It is right in front of you! Your house, neighbourhood, school and your work place are your mission field that God places you every single day. Have you ever thought about that? Because often times I forget about this important fact. Even if I do think about it, I tend to just ignore it thinking that someone else will talk to them about God. I'm not saying you shouldn't go to Mexico or Thailand to do God's work. What I'm trying to say is that doing God's work around you is as important as going overseas. As I challenge myself to talk about Jesus as I share my stories about Mexico to my non-Christian friends, I challenge you to talk to your co-workers about Jesus this week.
Weirdly enough, I thank God for this PMS I'm going through. It's helping me realize that my passion for God was not enough.
On a side note, I keep having more than three dreams every night. When I wake up, I can't remember everything that happened but do recall parts of each dream. It's so strange! I wonder if there is a meaning to it... what is God trying to say through these dreams that I'm having?
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