something greater

jesus walked up to men and said, follow me, and i will make you… they dropped what they were doing and immediately followed him.   jesus met a woman at a well and said, follow me, and you will never thirst again… she tossed her bucket down and ran to get her friends.

we were all wired with a hunger for something way bigger than ourselves.  i want to be the kind of leader that offers something bigger to anyone that is willing/called to follow.  i recently realized that God has brought together an incredibly gifted bunch of leaders to the summit.  a month ago we met at our advance and God supernaturally united us and brought incredible encouragement to all of us.  i believe the reason God united us was for a purpose - to do something that will outlast us - to make a difference for eternity. 

proverbs 29:18 says, “if people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; but when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed.”  i think the biggest issue at the summit is that we fail to see what God is doing with us and don’t comprehend the overall significance of our individual contributions.  my prayer is that we would remember that what we do will have eternal results.  this past sunday, 5 people gave their lives to Christ.  this was a direct result of all of our individual contributions that helped to create the atmosphere where the Holy Spirit could change lives.  

Jesus often conveyed to his followers the significance of what they were doing.  he spoke time and time again about purpose, calling, talents, hard work and the long-lasting benefits of them giving their lives for something greater than themselves.  i think he had to constantly remind them, because they forgot.  

for me it is crystal clear - God desires to use the summit to decrease the lostness at UCI, in irvine, and in orange county.  his will is that every man, woman and child would have repeated opportunities to hear the good news in a relevant and meaningful way.  i pray that God gives every person at the summit a vision of something greater than themselves.  i pray you fully understand how important your individual contribution is to your local church and to God’s kingdom.  live for something way bigger than you!