" Young people sometimes say to me, "I'll just die if the Lord calls me to be a missionary," or words to that effect.

"Wonderful!" I say. That's the best possible way to start. You won't be of much use on the mission field unless you 'die' first. The conditions for discipleship begin with 'dying', and if you take the first step, very likely you will find that you have indeed been 'called'. "

― Elisabeth Elliot , Discipline: The Glad Surrender