Secret Life

This is a great article from the Gospel Coalition.  Read it and pray about what God might have you do. The Secret Life of the Cross-Cultural Missionary

"When comfort is minimized, joy in the Lord is maximized."

"There's a saying that if you drop a frog in boiling water, he will jump out. But if you put him in and slowly heat the water, he will stay there until he dies. The issue for believers will not likely be heinous, public sin. It will be gradually deviating from the course God has laid out for us.

All too often, we treasure our comforts above God's purpose for our lives and we measure our effectiveness in God's kingdom by how much praise we receive for doing our work. Seek His presence and approval over all things in life. If heaven is really eternal and ineffably glorious, the comforts of this world will be drastically thrust into proper perspective.

Yes, there will be a time when the honeymoon phase has ended. Funny foods will still be there. Everyone looking different and not speaking English will get old. Missing your family back home never gets any easier. But seeing people come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ is well worth it. And more importantly, suffering through it and having Christ as your only treasure makes it all worth it."