As soon as I posted The Catalyst I had a deep conviction from the Lord……

 

Let me reference where the He took me before I write about that conviction:

1 Corinthians 9:22-23  22To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. 23I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.

 

In my previous writing I talked about a catalyst….and made reference to the movie Braveheart and the movie’s hero:  William Wallace.  He was the inspiration of armies and motivated many to stand up and fight against tyranny.

 

But as sure as I would honor him—I would say this with as much conviction:  The world does not need another William Wallace……the world needs YOU.

 

There are people out there who ONLY YOU can influence–and you see them every day.  God is reaching out to the lost—and He needs you to deliver the message to them…..and you are up to the task—–JUST AS YOU ARE.

 

For as many as a William Wallace might influence…there are just as many who would not be swayed by him…..they need you.

 

I was freed by a lesson given by a coach in FCA years ago and it brought me great freedom….and I hope that this word will give that same freedom to you…..Identify your Mission Field.  Your Mission Field is the people that God has put in your life that you are equipped to influence…..and He has put them there so that you can do just that.  Where is the freedom in that?  For me….it released me from bearing the burdens of the entire world.  You see….we do need to feed the hungry and we do need to minister to those in prison and we do need to deal with child trafficking and so on…..but Satan would love for us to become discouraged and tell ourselves that we can not even put a dent in those issues—and he is right.  But what we can put a dent in is the people who God has called us to speak to…..

 

Think about it…..Jesus did not fill up a stadium.  He had no conquest in military and made no movement in politics.  He had a small circle of people that He trained and went out to deal with ONE PERSON AT A TIME.  When He was tired—He retreated and rested.  When He needed solitude, He disappeared.  When the disciples said:  Go to big cities, He went and met individuals.

 

Yes….Jesus died on the cross and changed the world….but He did nothing more than influence people ONE HEART AT A TIME.

 

You can do that.

 

I implore you to do that.

 

There is a quote by Saint Francis that says:  “Preach Jesus, and if necessary use words.”  I feel convicted to say this:  USE WORDS!  They are necessary.  Yes…..love your co-worker.  Yes…..let your life be a testimony.  Yes…..love sacrificially as best you can.

 

But USE WORDS!

  • There are people out there who are hurting that need to know that God loves them JUST AS THEY ARE.
  • They need to know that Jesus is the ONLY WAY.
  • They need to know that He has prepared a place for them and that He loves them and that He died on the cross for them.

 

So go and be a CATALYST.  

 

Because God asks us to do two things for Him:

  1. Receive His forgiveness knowing that without it we are sunk.
  2. Say YES to Him.

 

From there….He will do the rest.

 

So never underestimate the power of God working through the hearts of people…..and let that start—-WITH YOU.

 

Be convicted and filled.

Be grateful and delivered.

Be the first to give it away to someone else.

 

In The Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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Coach J