Mahatma Gandhi once said something about Christianity that has always convicted me.
“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ.”
He sees us just as the rest of the world sees us.
In the next few posts, I want to talk with you not only about trying Christianity, but also about making a plan to successfully live it and help Christ make a difference in the world.
Changing our world involves four fields of ministry: yourself, others, your community, and then the world.
Micah 6:8 says: “He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” (NKJV).
This provides a helpful framework for understanding what God requires of us and we will bring about change in these fields of ministry: “What does the Lord require of you but to do justice (which is dealing with the community and world), and to love (others) and to walk humbly with God (ourselves)?”
James 4:10 says, “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up” (NKJV).
Before you can change the world, you must have a plan for anchoring yourself spiritually.
If you are going to bring change to the world, you must start with yourself.
One of the first things our share group had to realize before we started to change the world was that we were a part of the problem, and only by giving ALL the glory to God could we even hope to do Christ’s work. We had to change our hearts and rely completely on God and His guidance. We then made a plan for ourselves to stay humble and keep our lives focused on Christ and not the world. We study, hold each other accountable, and we pray… and pray, and pray… and pray.
When we try to change the world without having firm roots in a relationship with God and fellow Christians, we can fall into traps.