Once a dear friend of mine gave me a book called “Women Who Changed the World.” She told me she thought I would really enjoy the book. And I have enjoyed reading about amazing women who truly have changed the world in one way or another. I have the book on my coffee table in my living room and I see it each week as I walk around dusting the table where the book lays. Often I ponder on the thought of changing the world and what certain people have done that changed the entire world.
I have concluded that while I may never be able to change THE world, I am purposed to change MY world—the place where God put me so I can serve Him every day of my life. That’s how I will change my world. You see, I realized that I don’t have to do anything victorious or extraordinary in order to change my world. All I have to do is follow Christ each day of my life and serve Him by using all my talents to help others. As I do that, I will make an impact in other people’s lives and I will change their world.
It doesn’t matter how small or big the task is for you to do. What matters is that you follow your heart and obey what God has given you to do. Once you do your part then let God do the rest. We serve Him in our everyday ordinary lives. He will then do the extraordinary and people will be impacted by His love.
God gave me many gifts and I’m purposed to use each one to bring Him glory. Every time I have an opportunity to speak—whether I speak to one person or to a thousand people—I speak knowing that I can have an impact in that person’s life. When I write, I know that those readers whom I will never meet will be impacted by my written words. I know that God can speak to them through my inspired words, thoughts, and experiences. Those two gifts together are powerful and give me a great opportunity to change MY world.
I often ask myself, “So… what is my world? Who is part of my world?” I believe my world is everyone around me: my family, my friends, my business colleagues, my clients, and all my social media friends whom I have not met in person yet but they enjoy my books and writings. I also think about my world from the perspective of The Great Commission. I imagine that someday God will ask me, “Marci, I put this person in your path for a purpose. What did you do with him or her? Did you share ME with them?” As a believer, I take that question very seriously and it is with that in mind that I purpose to share Jesus with every person that He puts in my path. Somehow there is always a way to bring God into conversations or simply share what God has done for me in my life without imposing on anyone. Usually, they get interested and ask me to share more. Then God opens a big door for me to share Him with that person.
Today I encourage you to not be shy nor ashamed of sharing Jesus with others. Sharing Jesus with people is the most amazing experience you can ever have. One person at a time or a thousand at a time. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that you do your part in changing your world. And the only way to change your world or the world is by sharing the Gospel of Good News with everyone! I will leave you today with the scripture of The Great Commission:
Matthew 28:16-20 (NLT)
16 Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him—but some of them doubted!
18 Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”