Those of you who have been involved in missions "on the ground" either short-term or long-term will know what I am talking about. You return from a place and you are asked, "How was your trip?" The question is sincere enough, but the answer you give is not the real answer because you know that the answer that is is expected is, "It was awesome!"
Maybe the logistics of the trip were good; the planes were on time, the hotels were adequate and the food was safe and filling if not delicious. The scenery was different and the people were nice. All the hallmarks of an "awesome" trip.
But maybe you got really messed up on this trip. Maybe God revealed things to you that you didn't expect. Maybe you feel a deep dissatisfaction with life as you have been living it. Maybe you feel a challenge to go deeper in your relationship with God and trust him to reveal himself to you in ways unknown to you before. You might be struggling with the realization that many of the things you thought were absolutely necessary are now seen as rubbish in light of eternity. Does the person asking about the trip want to know those things? Probably not, you think.
So you answer, "It was awesome!"
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