honestly, probably not

Are We All World Changers? 

I so distinctly remember in high school people  telling me that my friends and I were unique and going to make a real difference.

After graduating, I was and still can be so convinced that our lives are going to change the world, make a huge impact, make a change that would be broadcasted, or instigate a humanitarian movement.

And sure, maybe, who knows? Maybe that WILL be the case for me or for friends of mine. I don’t know.

What I DO know is that not every person mentioned in the Bible is a WORLD changer.

Paul changed the world in his day, but it seems that Mary and Martha were just diligent Jesus servers and listeners.

Not everyone in history was a world changer. In fact, out of the many people on the planet throughout every time in history, the WORLD changers are limited.

We’re not all called to be world changers. Maybe I’m NOT called to be a world changer, and that’s okay.

We are called to, however, affect LIVES. What we are called to be, each and every one of us, are life changers. Whether it’s on a global scale or with the lives around us every single day at school, work, home, or at a coffee shop, we’re called to be life changers.

You and me and him and her and they are called to love on the people in our lives. This could mean bringing meals to people who are going through a hard time, crying with someone who is hurting, saying the hard thing, or helping out someone in need.  

We’re called, literally called, to serve others:

“The greatest among you will be your servant” Matthew 23:11.

“Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, ‘Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all” Mark 9:35

That’s a life changer.

And, if any of us are going to be world changers, we should be life changers first.

We’re not all called to be world changers, and it was actually a hard pill to swallow for me when I first heard it at a Wednesday night church service.

But it’s true, and honestly, it doesn’t devalue your life or my life at all. It’s not a pessimistic mindset. It might even make our lives more impactful because it turns our theoretical world changing hopes into a practical life changing daily action.

XO,

Meg 

P.S. For the original, unedited blog post from 2017 Megan, click here.