Ever since I could remember, I’ve wanted to change the world. I’ve wanted to help the broken, hurt, poor and unsatisfied in unimaginable ways.
I’ve wanted the broken to feel hope again, the hurt to heal, the poor to live abundantly and the unsatisfied to find an inexpressible and unseen amount of true joy each day. I’ve wanted the lost to find their way out of the dark and terrifying woods that is self-doubt.
If I am to be completely honest, I would say that I’ve always wanted to change the world. It’s quite a statement-even for a 20-year-old.
But I’ve been thinking about society, the world, the essence of change ever since I knew God called me into journalism. I always thought my words could change the world in some form, but the more I thought of it - the less I thought it possible.
The truth of the matter is no matter how much I help the poor, lonely, broken hearted through ministry and words, it’s never going to change the world, the universe, from the inside out and outside in.
Sure I can make an impact, as well as the seven billion people in this world, but we are never going to change the world because we have faltered. Our ancestors (Adam and Eve) disobeyed God when they ate from the forbidden tree of evil and good.
Satan tempted them and they fell to his wicked ways. The minute Adam and Eve befell to his ways, was the minute the course of humanity changed and sin became one with the world.
More so, no matter how much we'd like to see more positivity in the media and good in the world, it is always going to be outweighed by the good, bad and the ugly.
Aside from the world's harshness- there’s nothing wrong with wanting to make an impact, but the truth of the matter is- as much as people say how much they desire to change the world- the world isn’t going to completely change because sin is at the core of it.
From the words of Rachel Joy Scott, “we can start a chain reaction”. If anything, individuals should state that they would like to make an impact because the minute people start saying, “I want to change the world”, the minute the statement diminishes God’s power. It’s like a runner saying, “I’m ready to run a 25-mile marathon" even though they just started training.
By all means, God can definitely use people to change other individuals’ hearts, but that is through Christ’s spirit alone.
As Christians, we are called to make disciples of all nations, but the way to pursue such an embark is through action. Action can impact and change in some ways, but action can’t change the universe’s entire aura.
If we are to truly make the world a better place to live in, not just for ourselves but the generations that follow, then we need to realize that God can use us to make an impact, but we ourselves cannot change sin that inhabits the world.
