Sunday, August 16, 2009

3 Spheres of Impacting the World

Was pondering about what does it mean to impact the world God's way, while waiting for my sister just now. And this passage came to mind:
Jeremiah 9:23-24
This is what the LORD says:
"Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom
or the strong man boast of his strength
or the rich man boast of his riches,

but let him who boasts boast about this:
that he understands and knows me,
that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness,
justice and righteousness on earth,
for in these I delight,"
declares the LORD.
Oh! You know what? From this passage, I think there's 3 kinds of impact that one can have on the world.

The world's definition of impact:
Wisdom - e.g. You're a top-notch research professor / university professor. Lots of education. You have multiple PhDs some more. You're in the know about all the current affairs of the world.

Strength - e.g. You're a very determined and self-motivated can-do-it person. Entrepreneurs! Sportsmen! Governors! You make Adam Khoo pee in his pants. In fact, the Nazis epitomized this as one of their core values. And we all know what that "virtue" led to.

Riches - e.g. You own your own conglomerates. You trump Donald Trump. Bill Gates owes you money.


But God's definition of impact?
Kindness - care and concern for others. Mother Teresa, Bob Pierce...

Justice - speaking up for those in need, defending the poor and oppressed. Martin King Luther... Justice Bao :)...

Righteousness - integrity, character, honesty, thoughtfulness and so on. Obama for his integrity...


I think that might be God's answer to my question. Three wonderful ways in which we can IMPACT the world for Christ.

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