What Should I Do Now?

 

- Photo by DC Curry - 

Concerned about the uprising in Egypt, I've been thinking about what I should do next. When it comes right down to it, our world is desperate with need, and serving Christ doesn't diminish my responsibility, it increases it.

I have a charge to keep.

Like you, I'm called to add value. Doing God's will - doing what God requires of me - means acting with justice, loving mercy and walking humbly with God. But as the New Normal begins, I want to leverage my influence for the maximum return.  I want to live right, do right and lead right. 

Billy Graham (a man who, in my opinion, personifies one of history's greatest examples of a life well-lived) was recently interviewed by Christianity Today. He was asked, "If you could, would you go back and do anything differently?" His response informs my future. I'm planning to take his advice...and I'm passing it along to you.

Graham answered:

"Yes, of course. I’d spend more time at home with my family, and I’d study more and preach less. I wouldn’t have taken so many speaking engagements, including some of the things I did over the years that I probably didn’t really need to do—weddings and funerals and building dedications, things like that. Whenever I counsel someone who feels called to be an evangelist, I always urge them to guard their time and not feel like they have to do everything. 
I also would have steered clear of politics. I’m grateful for the opportunities God gave me to minister to people in high places; people in power have spiritual and personal needs like everyone else, and often they have no one to talk to. But looking back I know I sometimes crossed the line, and I wouldn’t do that now."

So, if you wonder why I'm taking new steps to live better and lead better in the New Normal, blame Billy.

Micah 6:8  

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. 
   And what does the LORD require of you? 
To act justly and to love mercy 
   and to walk humbly with your God.