For
as long as I can remember, I've always had a desire to "change the
world." I didn't just want to do little things, I wanted to make a visible
difference. As I've grown older, I've had to become a little bit more
realistic. Am I, all by myself, capable of changing the world??? Most likely
not. But this doesn't mean I don't have the ability to make an impact on
individual lives.
Luke
15 contains parables of the lost coin, the prodigal son, and the lost sheep.
“‘So he told them this parable: ‘What
man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave
the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until
he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.’”
Luke
15:3-5
When
the shepherd lost just one sheep from the whole flock, he still went and looked
till he found it. That one sheep still mattered to the shepherd. So if I can
just find one lost sheep and bring them into the flock, then I am making a
difference in the kingdom. Although I may not be able (or be called) to
effectively make a huge impact on the world, I can still make a huge impact on
a single life that is just as important.
We
have to realize that the little things do count. Every word that you say and
every action you take has the potential to either positively or negatively
influence someone's life. Jesus already changed the world for forever when He came to this earth, but it is our role as his disciples to share the news of his world-changing sacrifice. And maybe you don't have the opportunity to do large-scale ministry in the kingdom, but the small seeds you
plant in someone's life for the glory of God are just as important. It's not always about the results, the grand number of people saved, or making large scale impacts. Every single life is valuable, and if you can shine God's light in just one life, you have changed the world for them.
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