I consistently have
life-altering thoughts while on planes.
It
happens like clockwork.
Airports
are bizarre in that sense: they force you to contemplate your life with unusual
scrutiny. I’ve come to the conclusion that I have these experiences while
flying because I am so entirely out of my element. While in the air, I find
myself seeing things as they truly are rather than how I want them to be.
And
there’s this point when flying at night that the world is visible from an
eerily high altitude. It was then that I suddenly had a realization of how
truly insignificant I am. Not to say that I don’t matter or that
individuals are unimportant, but I realized how small I was in the sense that
this world is such a massive place. Problems that appear so immense are really
quite small in relation to the monstrosity that is our planet.
I was
soon faced with the realization that the majority of the population beneath me
were entirely lost. Spiritually lost.
It’s an
overwhelming revelation, because prior to this I was reminded of my very
apparent insignificance. I was reminded that I am one soul surrounded by a vast
ocean of lost souls. It is perhaps one of the most burdening, consuming
realizations known to man.
Yet,
what is one to do? What effect can one human truly have in the midst of a
sea of lost souls? The Bible reveals that heaven rejoices when one soul is
saved, yet my mind instantly wanders to the remaining souls that have yet to be
won.
It’s daunting. It’s
frightening. It’s humbling.
Yet,
what are we to do?
The
answer is simple. We must allow our burden for souls to move beyond
contemplation to a state of action. We must allow our paradigms to not only
shift but to grow bigger. Our willingness to serve must expand to something
bigger.
Because
the truth is this: revival does not begin in a sanctuary, but it begins in
the heart of an individual and moves outward.
I’ve
decided to allow The Great Commission to entirely consume my life. I don’t
want it to simply be a portion of my life; I want my life to revolve around the
purpose of the cross.
This is
for all of you who find yourself unsatisfied with your impact on the world. You
are capable of making a truly significant, earth-shattering impact on
the world. Here’s to winning that vast ocean of lost souls because the time is
now. Here’s to doing something bigger with our lives, something that’s bigger than
ourselves.
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…” –
Matthew 28:19 AMP
