I have been listening to Tim Chaddick preach and he drives home that point about Making time rather than finding time because we christians get too comfortable and stop making it a point to know our neighbors. He uses the term being on mission because we view missions as something that we go somewhere else to do instead of doing it right here. If we do missions right where we are, we act like the missionaries that are away: We plan, we engage, we walk through our day with the gospel as our soul purpose for everything we do–whatever you do in word or deed do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Col. 3:17; the gospel is on our minds, our lips, our hearts, and it becomes the motivation for every interaction in our day.

That being said, all of that only comes out of a heart that is overflowing with the good born out of time with the Lord–the fruit of the Spirit. Mission flows from worship. “Missions (in the city) exists because worship doesn’t exist (in the city)” John Piper- In other words we desire what God desires, that all would come to worship the Lord.

I think we are in 100% agreement. What do you think? Anybody else with me?

When God is overflowing in my heart I don’t need to find or make time. I don’t need to think about being missional. It just flows out. It’s like a waterfall, gravity brings it. It happens it’s natural. It’s difficult to stop.

The first part of verse 45 I find interesting as well, “out of the good stored up” Good comes from God. It needs to be “stored up” in order to overflow out.

If it’s not overflowing from my heart, am I storing it up? Do I know how to store it up?