I don't want to change the world, I just want to change your mind"
On February 18th I wrote the following....
"I have come to California to change the world... or maybe just the world of one child"
I have poured myself out to these children that I have met in the ghettos. I love them, I pray for them. But if I do not posses what it is that I am trying to impart into their lives, then I can not be as effective as I thought.
It is not about what I can do, it is not about what I have been through. It is not about me at all. It is about what God can do and wants to do through me. I want to see people Healed, I want to see Freedom explode, and I want to see Joy unspeakable flood through God's children...but...first I should have experienced these glories myself, right?...I can not speak of what I do not know.
I want to be as Jesus was. So then...I look to his ministry.
If you look at what Jesus did while he was alive....He had an entire life time...and all that he did was raise up a few disciples. Honestly. Jesus didn't even change the world.( I am looking at his ministry, not the act of dying on the cross, for then, of course he saved the entire world, but what did he do during his 3 years of ministry? ) He changed his immediate environment. He changed the lives of those around Him...he raised up the lowly into positions of leadership and strength, by discipleship. He didn't speak to the ends of the earth...(he left that to us) He didn't heal everyone in his country. What then did he do?...he spoke of love, he spoke the truth....he encouraged, he healed, and he changed the lives of a few people around him. He raised them up and sent them out to reach the world. That is what we are called to do. Disciple, encourage, raise up, and send out...then it should start all over again(chain reaction)...if we could just change our immediate environment, change our little worlds and raise up those around us so they can then change their environment, their little worlds...."if everyone could light just one little candle, what a bright world this could be"
"I have come to California to change the world... or maybe just the world of one child"
I have poured myself out to these children that I have met in the ghettos. I love them, I pray for them. But if I do not posses what it is that I am trying to impart into their lives, then I can not be as effective as I thought.
It is not about what I can do, it is not about what I have been through. It is not about me at all. It is about what God can do and wants to do through me. I want to see people Healed, I want to see Freedom explode, and I want to see Joy unspeakable flood through God's children...but...first I should have experienced these glories myself, right?...I can not speak of what I do not know.
I want to be as Jesus was. So then...I look to his ministry.
If you look at what Jesus did while he was alive....He had an entire life time...and all that he did was raise up a few disciples. Honestly. Jesus didn't even change the world.( I am looking at his ministry, not the act of dying on the cross, for then, of course he saved the entire world, but what did he do during his 3 years of ministry? ) He changed his immediate environment. He changed the lives of those around Him...he raised up the lowly into positions of leadership and strength, by discipleship. He didn't speak to the ends of the earth...(he left that to us) He didn't heal everyone in his country. What then did he do?...he spoke of love, he spoke the truth....he encouraged, he healed, and he changed the lives of a few people around him. He raised them up and sent them out to reach the world. That is what we are called to do. Disciple, encourage, raise up, and send out...then it should start all over again(chain reaction)...if we could just change our immediate environment, change our little worlds and raise up those around us so they can then change their environment, their little worlds...."if everyone could light just one little candle, what a bright world this could be"