i was reading something a moment ago about people making a difference.
i think the difference has already been made.
we just have to step up and into it.
i was reading something a moment ago about people making a difference.
i think the difference has already been made.
we just have to step up and into it.
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23 responses to “making a difference. really?”
Difference makers recognize that they are difference makers!
We’re not likely to come up with anything original, are we? Well put. Step into what God has already done. There’s the difference.
Thought provoking…but more? What difference has Jesus made for you that “you just have to step up to it”?
OK – that’s more than my brain can handle today…but tomorrow…maybe I can think about this.
Anne, are you trying to say that the greatest thing that has ever, and will ever be done is the history-splitting, personal-nature redeeming, empire-toppling sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross?
That if we simply embraced the entirety of what it means to live in Him and live for Him that we’d become participants in the writing of history?
I don’t know…that seems kinda radical to me…
(tongue planted firmly in cheek)
More often than not I think we live far below our potential. We’re capable of far more than we believe.
There is still so much we need to do. I just watched the Documentary on Darfur called The Devil Came On Horseback. I was challenged that I still do far too little.
I need to do more.
Brad Ruggles
http://www.bradruggles.com
I completely agree, Anne.
Could that be the blog I posted the other day? haha.
Jesus Christ indeed started the movement, lets make sure it never ends.
I am seeing God working in my city and people responding to Him. Too many times we get it backwards and ask God to respond to us.
Yep. God made the difference already. We just need to be faithful.
you guys are so smart.
I just read a book entitled “So You Don’t Want To Go To Church Anymore,” by Jake Colsen (pseudonym). It spoke a lot about simply living our daily lives in Him, knowing Him and growing in our faith and trust in Him. Then, out of our journey, we come alongside others to help them on their journeys with Christ. So yes, he made the difference on that cross, and when we live in Him, He makes a difference THROUGH us everyday.
Anne,
thanks for the comment on my blog today. Your comment is the reason I’m still up at mid-night. Yes, Bloggers can – and will – make a difference.
Laters,
T
Amen!
the problem for me is stepping up.
but then when it becomes about me stepping up, i’ve already missed the point!
Great!!!!
we cannot change the world by letting it pass by sitting around eating chips and thinking “they” are already on top of it. The truth is “WE” are the “They” God has called to change things. So embrace “IT”
that is such a good thought. God has all ready made all the difference, it is just us taking that and walking in it.
Good and encouraging on this day.
no doubt, the role of Primary Difference Maker has already been taken.
but…His plan of redemption involves us. maybe a great question is, “have i/we stepped up to the difference-making He has for us in someone else’s life?”
Powerful and moving…
Thanks Anne!
Isn’t stepping into the difference, making a difference? I agree the difference as already been made, but I would also argue that it is making a difference when we step into said difference. Does that make any since, or I am just different?
Making a difference starts with a change in perspective. It’s so easy to live a boring and uninteresting life. And most of us are convinced that it is our fate. But when we realize these truths that everyone is talking about everything changes. The mundane tasks become life changing opportunities. I take the trash out and my neighbors there too we have a conversation…I’m checking out at a busy store and smile at the cashier and encourage them…
every choice people make is an opportunity to glorify God in thought, word or deed. Do we make a difference? Absolutely- Because we still have a choice- will we be slaves to sin or slaves to righteousness? Praise God he chose us so we have a choice. Indeed HE is the difference!
Yea… but step up to what? I understand the concept of stepping up into the power of Christ etc, but what does that look like? Does mean stepping up into someones life and imparting facts about this “power of Christ” or is it going out and doing? I would really like to see some of the other readers answer the “What does this look like?” question as it’s obviously determined by context.