Can one person change the world? At 53, my life seems so inconsequential. Have I changed the world? Have I made a difference?
As I look back at my opening questions, I realize that only one person accomplished the feat of changing the world. He spread His arms on the cross more than 2000 years ago and died for you and me.
Maybe if I open my heart to His will and seek Him more, I can also become a person who changes the world?
I dreamt of changing the world as a teen. First, I wanted to be a famous singer, and then I aspired to write Pultizer Prize newspaper articles. I amended my dream again in my late twenties. I wanted to become an educator and media specialist. At the time, my focus turned to change my sphere in the world one person or student at a time. I worked in school libraries, hoping to impact the future of my students. Maybe one of them would change the world.
Today, I write for Christ to encourage women in their walks for Christ. Maybe something that I write will help a Christian woman to change the world.
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When You Want to Be Someone You Are Not
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Beware: Manure Happens
Lauren takes a horrific event in her life and turns it into a very thought-provoking lesson on spiritual blindness. I laughed and then quickly sobered up. Be sure to check out this post.
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Mary I love your quote “I now realize that embedded in the hearts and souls of each of us are possibilities of hope, love, and faith. We all have the potential to change the world!”
Absolutely!
Blessings,
Jennifer
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Jennifer,
Thanks so much for your support.
Mary Hill recently posted…31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Day 21: Can One Person Change the World?
So important to remember that Jesus is the one person who really did change the world, and that any impact we might make comes by following him!
Lesley,
So true. Thanks for stopping by and leaving your comment.
Mary Hill recently posted…31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Day 21: Can One Person Change the World?
So glad that my post resonated with your readers 🙂 Always good to know we’re not alone!
xo
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I don’t know if any one of us can change the world, but we can be faithful to whatever part of it God gives us to influence. Thanks for sending encouragement!
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I am so grateful for the feature this week! Thanks so much. laurensparks.net
Thank you for the hope that you offer here, and the ways that you encourage us to let the Lord work through each one of our lives. You are a blessing!
Like you, I used to cherish big ideas about changing the world, and have come to embrace the tiny part of the world where God has me working–sometimes with an open Bible and sometimes with a hoe. It’s enough for us to “do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly,” but sometimes I forget.