When I teach a seminar for the “Isaiah Challenge” the main
question is: WHAT IF? That is a question we seem to ask ourselves a
lot anyways. What if I had more time to
spend with my family? What if I could
just get that promotion at work? What if
I finally lost that last 20 pounds? Most
of the time the “what if” question is self focused; what if we made that
question outward focused?
What if as women we stopped complaining that we have nothing
to wear (as we stare at a closet full of clothes) and instead we volunteered
time at a homeless shelter? What if as
parents instead of complaining that our kids are driving us nuts we took the
time to, not only invest in our own children; but look for the fatherless and
the orphan to reach out to as well? What
if as teachers we decided that we really do make a difference and instead of
focusing on the twenty we don’t get through to, we look at the life of the one
we can make a difference in and decide that one is worth it! What if instead of going to Mc Donald’s every
day and supersizing the meal, we all took a brown bag lunch and used the savings
to send to those starving in third world countries? What if instead of complaining in the check-out-line
that we had to wait 10 minutes, we smiled at the clerk and said a silent prayer
that God might bless their day?
What if we decided to live outside of ourselves and our own
little world. What if we decided to
prefer others and live lives of servitude?
What if we really took care of “the least of these”? What might our world begin to look like? As the Isaiah Challenge prepares to take off
in the Texas Panhandle area, I ask that wherever you are. . .join with us! Please send in your “what if” Challenge
stories to share with others. Please recommend the Challenge page to your
face-book friends and help be the “trend-setter”. I will be giving updates and photos of all
the different events via face-book and blog. . .I hope and pray you will all
have one to share with us!
What if. . .we change
the world?
