There is a Wall
Walls are symbolic aren't they?
You think of a wall and you think of many different word pictures. You might think about protection or maybe about obstacles.
Whatever you think about, one thing is basic. A wall stops you in your tracks. That is the way it is as your missional hands begin their work. You are going along working, connecting, learning and then it hits you! All of a sudden you are overwhelmed with the change, the learning curve and the reality that you are different.
When this reality check hits you, don't worry. Just stop and pray. At this moment you realize that in your own strength you can't make it. You can't be the missionary that you want to be. That is the moment to rely on Christ and ask for his comfort and protection.
There is ministry beyond the wall!
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That's a good point. EACH of us has to come to grips with barriers, and we will have to face the fact that "the call" will leap over "the wall" every time. The only walls we need to fear are the ones we construct ourselves....and that is a whole 'nuther story.
Of course, if you are into Facebook, when you see a wall, you just start writing on it! :-)
Thanks for the post. You are right. Walls that we construct ourselves are usually our way of controling our world and managing our fears.