I bought my wife a shirt a couple of years ago that has the saying “Think Global Act Local” on it. I bought the shirt knowing that it was talking about the enviroment but couldn’t help but think this is a principal we could all apply.
Many people want to be world changers, when you really think about it no matter what you’re doing people are always trying to build followers. You always want to have a lot of depth no matter what you’re doing, sports, Church, even in organizations, like politics or just trying to save the planet. In order to build you have to start with everything around you. When Kings would want to expand their Kingdom they would always start taking over land around them and branch out from there. It is the same principles that we should apply to our everyday life.
We are called to create disciples and to advance the Kingdom of Heaven. Everytime you create a disciple you have placed another warrior for the Kingdom on the battle field ready to advance the lines. Many times its easy to think that we have to do it in order for it to be done, or for us to actually feel like we have made it happen. But the principal of building comes from many hands working together to accomplish a goal. When a house is built there are many hands involved, each subcontractor is responsible for a different part of the house. But when it’s all done and Cleared off by the builder it is sold so that a family can move in and enjoy all the labor that was put into it.
As world changers we have to know that everything around us is a target for Glory. We start building in our homes making our children not only passionate lovers, but lovers that know their identity in Christ and the authority that they have been given. When I focus on my children and who they are in Christ, I want them to know that I’m building them up to change the world for God’s glory. They are taught how to worship, how to tithe and pray, even how to truly give God praise in every area of their life. Then it becomes like a tree branching out to their Children and their children’s children. It is a process of growth that should never die out if it’s done with the right heart and the praise of advancing the Kingdom.
My thought process in building disciples is the same way. Jesus didn’t build disciples because He wanted people to boss around, He taught them so that they could impact the world. Even in Jesus’ home town He was barely respected for who He was! But regardless, He wasn’t discouraged in what He was sent to do. Our neighborhoods should be a huge part of our focus. How can we go out and try to relate to the rest of the world if you don’t even know the people who live around you everyday. Do they know you and who you are?
Be a world changer has nothing to do with being popular, or even trying to be apart of the history books. We become world changers through true praise and worship to glorify our Father in Heaven. Our focus isn’t on what we look like to people but more on how we look to our Daddy as we advance His Kingdom. God recently gave me a vision that has made me so hungry and stirred up inside that it is going to cause a huge impact in our region. The vision was so intense that even with my eyes closed the radiance of the vision was blinding. I kept trying to shut my eyes tighter and tighter trying to block out some of the colors that were blinding me. I couldn’t breath and found myself stuck sitting there paralyzed before Him. I know each and every one of us is hungry to see the world changed and lovers of God built to glorify and lift up the name of the Alpha and Omega. But we have to take action around us locally to send more people out to accomplish this mission.
The vision that God gave me doesn’t take me out of authority and isn’t to build my empire. It is to build on the foundation and the vision that my Pastors already have for their body and the region we are in. God doesn’t want us to step out of authority to try to build our own empire where we can just feel like we are in charge of something. Our leadership should always have a hand in what the next move is to advance. Just as a commander in battle makes the plan and pushes his plan to a lieutenant, who then applies his plan to Squad Leaders to carry out the mission plan. We don’t stand alone in what God wants to do through us. There is always a bigger idea behind what God wants to do through us. Authority is what allows us to move into areas honoring God and our spiritual fathers and mothers.
This Blog seems really simple to me, but God has put this in my heart to write for a reason. I want to see a world that passionately loves God and wants to see Heaven on earth. I am not alone in this and know that there are many people who want to see the same thing. We aren’t alone and don’t have to do everything, my family isn’t what is going to be the thing that changes the world. My family is going to be a huge tool used to change the world, the Holy Spirit leads and directs according to the Fathers will. We will be submissive to our leaders and to the Holy Spirit so that growth and honor are our foundation for what is going to be one of the greatest moves of God!
Thank you for reading and listening to what God has placed in my heart and I hope that my blogs stir a hunger inside of you to see this Generation completely turned upside down in love with Daddy God!
Yessss!!!