I've always wanted to change the world into a better place where there is no conflict, no broken hearts, no disease, no famine....the list is long.
In my younger years I would figuratively get my pick axe and shovel and attempt to make a "grander canyon". What I didn't realize is that one person couldn't do all the work. It took about 10 years, thousands of workers and 30 million pounds of explosives to dig the Panama Canal. How silly of me to think that my not so well thought out attempts would make a grand impact.
As I've grown closer to God my understanding of changing the world is to have an impact on one person at a time. Sure, we all learn of the cascading effect of multiplication in school, but what I didn't do was apply that simple tool. The "plan" is so much easier now. Be kind, be generous, be loving, let God work and speak through me.
Keep digging!
In my younger years I would figuratively get my pick axe and shovel and attempt to make a "grander canyon". What I didn't realize is that one person couldn't do all the work. It took about 10 years, thousands of workers and 30 million pounds of explosives to dig the Panama Canal. How silly of me to think that my not so well thought out attempts would make a grand impact.
As I've grown closer to God my understanding of changing the world is to have an impact on one person at a time. Sure, we all learn of the cascading effect of multiplication in school, but what I didn't do was apply that simple tool. The "plan" is so much easier now. Be kind, be generous, be loving, let God work and speak through me.
Keep digging!
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