Weekly Magazine | Everyday Missionaries: Your Mission Field is Between Your Own Two Feet
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Dear Friends,
It’s easy to believe that meaningful ministry happens somewhere else, like on a mission trip, behind a microphone, or in a moment that feels undeniably extraordinary. We imagine we’ll recognize God’s calling because it will feel big and far beyond the ordinary.
Our founder Jill Briscoe always said, “the mission field is in between your own two feet at any one time.”
What if the place God is calling you is right where you are? What if it’s in the meeting you didn’t want to attend, the neighbor you wave to every morning, or the coworker who quietly carries a heavy burden?
God is not waiting for us to arrive at a different place. He is already present in the ordinary rhythms of our lives. The cubicle. The kitchen. The classroom. The carpool line.
Scripture consistently show us that God builds His kingdom through steady obedience, unseen prayer, and hearts willing to say “yes” right where they are. The ground beneath your feet is not random. It is an assignment. And the people in your everyday life are not interruptions to ministry, they are the ministry.
Encouraging you in God’s truth,
Daniel and the Office Job | Meg Christian
What if faithfulness in a 9-to-5 job matters more than we think? Through Daniel’s long, quiet years of service, this article reframes “ordinary” work as sacred ground where God’s purposes unfold, even when miracles feel far away.
Who, Me? Why Should I Serve? | Robyn Pratt
Serving rarely looks glamorous, and it often stretches us in uncomfortable ways. This honest reflection reveals how God uses simple obedience, shared work, and even the least desirable tasks to shape our hearts and deepen our relationships.
Loving Those Who Serve and Protect | Catherine (Draeger) Pederson, Ph.D.
Sometimes our calling is revealed in our closest relationships. This powerful story shows how personal pain opened the door to a mission field hidden in everyday life, and how loving our neighbors can begin right where we are.
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Daniel and the Office Job
Serving God In the 9-to-5.
By Meg Christian
My small group recently decided to undertake an in-depth study of the book of Daniel. If I’m being honest… I wasn’t particularly excited. I was hoping for something more uplifting and relatable, like maybe Galatians or Philippians.
But Daniel? You mean that book filled with confusing prophetic dreams, fiery furnaces, and indecipherable messages about “the end times?” What does that have to do with my own average life and boring 9-to-5 administrative job? What does that have to do with serving?
While we don’t know exactly how old Daniel was when he found himself carted off to Babylon with the other Jewish exiles, he was most likely a teenager. Once there, the Babylonian ruler, King Nebuchadnezzar, forced Daniel and his friends into the royal workforce. Daniel spent the rest of his life in this position, meaning that he probably served a foreign government for around 70 years.
Yes, it’s true, during that time Daniel did have several fantastical experiences and moments of supernatural intervention. Yet, if we take into consideration the many, many years that Daniel was employed by Babylon and, eventually, Persia, decades went by where Daniel did nothing but show up to work each morning to serve the very government that had destroyed his homeland and mocked his religion. In those decades, as far as we know, Daniel saw no active signs of God’s hand.
That’s not the part of Daniel that gets made into children’s books or movies. It’s, well, boring.
