More Counts Than You Might Think
When it comes to living a Kingdom Adventure, most of us underestimate how much actually counts.
We think “real” mission is somewhere else, sometime later, done by someone more qualified, and that “real” disciple-making requires extensive knowledge and a lifetime of experience as a mature Christian. Meanwhile, Jesus is quietly weaving heaven and earth together through what feels like our ordinary, sometimes clumsy, everyday lives.
More counts than you think.
Every time you listen well to a friend instead of rushing to fix them, you’re living the Kingdom Adventure as a follower of Jesus. You’re echoing the God who is “slow to anger and abounding in love.” That text you send to check in? That coffee where you ask a real question and stay long enough to hear the real answer? That counts.
Every time you show up as a quiet missionary in your everyday spaces, whether in a classroom, a job site, or at a kitchen table, you are carrying the presence of Jesus. You don’t need a microphone or a passport. You just need to remember you’re sent. The way you work, the way you respond under pressure, the way you treat the person everyone else ignores—this is mission.
Every time you choose to be a healer instead of a critic, the Kingdom breaks in. A gentle answer in a heated moment. Owning your mistake and asking forgiveness. Sitting with someone in their grief when you don’t know what to say. These small acts stitch up torn places in people’s hearts.
None of it is wasted.
The invitation is to be intentional:
So, keep showing up, keep saying yes, and trust that Jesus is doing far more with your everyday faithfulness than you can see right now.
More counts than you think. So live free and Live the Adventure!
Terry Ishee
Lead Missionary
We think “real” mission is somewhere else, sometime later, done by someone more qualified, and that “real” disciple-making requires extensive knowledge and a lifetime of experience as a mature Christian. Meanwhile, Jesus is quietly weaving heaven and earth together through what feels like our ordinary, sometimes clumsy, everyday lives.
More counts than you think.
Every time you listen well to a friend instead of rushing to fix them, you’re living the Kingdom Adventure as a follower of Jesus. You’re echoing the God who is “slow to anger and abounding in love.” That text you send to check in? That coffee where you ask a real question and stay long enough to hear the real answer? That counts.
Every time you show up as a quiet missionary in your everyday spaces, whether in a classroom, a job site, or at a kitchen table, you are carrying the presence of Jesus. You don’t need a microphone or a passport. You just need to remember you’re sent. The way you work, the way you respond under pressure, the way you treat the person everyone else ignores—this is mission.
Every time you choose to be a healer instead of a critic, the Kingdom breaks in. A gentle answer in a heated moment. Owning your mistake and asking forgiveness. Sitting with someone in their grief when you don’t know what to say. These small acts stitch up torn places in people’s hearts.
None of it is wasted.
The invitation is to be intentional:
- Wake up and simply pray, “Jesus, show me where You’re already at work today.”
- Pay attention to names, faces, and nudges from the Holy Spirit.
- Assume God can use even your smallest yes.
So, keep showing up, keep saying yes, and trust that Jesus is doing far more with your everyday faithfulness than you can see right now.
More counts than you think. So live free and Live the Adventure!
Terry Ishee
Lead Missionary
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