In this driven world and the push for success, we sometimes focus on the crowds we want to reach rather than the one child standing in front of us. In our effort to build big ministries that will look successful in the eyes of our peers, we pass the one waiting for our attention to reach the hundreds who we've never met. We can easily believe that the more we reach, the greater our impact for eternity.
But we have forgotten the impact of one simple life.
Jesus came as one ordinary baby lying in a humble manger and changed all of our lives foreve. He alone died on the cross. And He poured Himself into a select few who committed to staying close and learning from Him - twelve men who came from varied backgrounds and experience. Though the crowds called and pressed Him for attention, Jesus often withdrew with these few men to a quiet place. He knew each one's name, history, and destiny. He loved them individually. Jesus understood the impact of one single life.
When we read the Epistles, we see the impact these men had on a lost world. Their paths were different and their ministries took them to places they'd never been before. But these 12 men (Judas replaced later by the apostles with Matthew, by God seemingly with Paul) turned the whole world upside down! The impact of one life.
Don't miss the child living next door or in your own home. Don't pass the child who is already reaching for you. Look for the hearts that are committed to staying and learning from you. Pour into each one.
Don't forget the impact of one simple life.
Carla Ives
HCI Founder
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