Out There – Part Three

Let’s talk about Monday.

Not the highlight reel kind of Monday.
Not the coffee-cup quote, “new week, new goals” kind.
No, the real kind.

The one where your alarm drags you out of bed.
The one where your inbox is overflowing before you even brush your teeth.
The one where you feel more like a cog in the machine than a person with purpose.

Yeah. That Monday.

Most of us don’t associate mission with that kind of day.
We assume “real ministry” happens somewhere else, somewhere like on Sunday mornings or during church trips or when we finally get out of this 9–5 grind and can do something that really matters.

But what if Monday matters more than we think?

What if God’s not waiting for you to escape your routine so He can use you? What if He’s already using you right where you are?

Jesus didn’t say, “Go into all the world… once you’ve landed your dream job.”
He said:

“As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” (John 20:21)

That includes boardrooms, break rooms, school pickup lines, job sites, spreadsheets, classrooms, and yeah even chaotic Zoom meetings where your mic won’t unmute.

If you’re “out there,” you’re already in mission territory.

You’re not just a nurse. You’re a healer who brings compassion where it’s in short supply.

You’re not just a teacher. You’re forming lives with grace and patience in a culture desperate for both.

You’re not just working retail. You’re offering dignity and kindness in a world that often ignores both.

You’re not just a parent holding it together. You’re raising humans who are watching what it looks like to live with purpose.

Ordinary places are holy ground when you show up with Jesus.

That means when you offer to pray for a co-worker, that’s mission.

When you speak peace into gossip and chaos, that’s mission.

When you listen instead of scrolling, help instead of ignoring, show grace instead of snapping, that’s mission.

Even when nobody notices. Especially when nobody notices. That’s mission.

This isn’t about trying harder. It’s about seeing clearer.

God doesn’t need you to change jobs to be useful. He needs you to recognize that where you already are… matters.

Because He’s already at work there. And He’s inviting you to join Him in that work.

So next Monday, don’t just survive. Step into your office, your school, your home like it’s a mission field. Because it is.

And you’ve been sent there for a purpose.

Next Up: Part Four – “You’re Probably Already Doing It.”

We’ll talk about how some of the most powerful acts of faith look nothing like what you expected, and why that’s actually great news.