Have you ever known a world changer? "So what exactly is a world changer?," you ask. Many may think that changing the world requires you to change the lives of people in other countries. Maybe you're of the notion that somewhere like Africa has to be on your agenda. There's a running joke about that in Christian circles. They say, "I'll go anywhere you want, Lord, just don't send me to Africa." While ministering in Africa would be great, world changing can be done right where you're at, in your own neighborhood, in your own country. But don't let fear limit you. God may have bigger plans than you can imagine. I think about people like Billy Graham. He started out preaching where he was. His ministry grew over the years, and he was reaching millions of people worldwide. Even after his death, his ministry continues to grow and flourish. I believe his top priority was to be obedient to the Word and to "go into all the world and preach the gospel." His "world" grew bigger as time marched on.

Most world changers start out doing the small things that don't tend to make you seem like anyone of great importance. But every act we do is of importance to God. It takes humility to do something that some might think is beneath their calling. Let me assure you, there is nothing beneath you when you are a follower of Christ. He humbled himself enough to come to save us. That required Him to be hung on a cross. So I don't think anything we could do can ever measure up to that. If I have to clean a toilet, clean up somebody's vomit, do some yard work, ride someone to a doctor's appointment, etc., I have to do that with the same joy as when I do what I love to do. Everything we do should be done as unto the Lord.

I want to be a world changer. The thing I need to remember, however, is that my family is part of that world. Sometimes people who are called to great things might forget that. There's room to do both.