Acts 26:18 My own missionary

In Acts 26 Paul is speaking to King Agrippa about his miraculous visitation by the Savior on the road to Damascus. After Jesus asks Paul the soul harrowing question "Why persecutest thou me?" He later goes on to tell Paul that he is to go to the Gentiles and (in verse 18) "To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me." This is what missionaries are asked to do, to open their eyes and invite them to come unto Christ and his light. However, as I read this verse another thought came to me. Before Paul could do this for others he had to do this for himself, and it wasn't just a one time event. Conversion is a life long process of turning and returning your heart to the Savior. It is something that we have to choose to do on our own. In a sense this makes me feel like we are our own "missionaries." We have to choose and work to open our own eyes, to turn from darkness to light, turn away for the temptations and power of Satan and take active steps towards our Heavenly Father by living the kind of life he asks us to. This is something we do everyday as we pray and talk to our Heavenly Father and read our scriptures. It is something we must actively and consistently do. We won't do it perfectly, by it something we must be intentional about, just as Paul had to do throughout his own life.