FACT :: You were created to make a difference!
One of my favorite movies (Kingdom of Heaven) has this amazing scene in it. Balian, played by Orlando Bloom, is one of the few knights left in Jerusalem to defend it from the enemy. When confronted with the problem that they have no knights to defend the city, he commands all the men at arms to kneel before him. After communicating this amazing oath he tells them to rise as knights. This one evil guy asks him, “Who are you, will you alter the world? Does making a man a knight make him a better fighter?” To this Balian pauses and simply replies, Yes.
I believe the reason we don’t see more difference makers around us is because we don’t know that we are difference makers. You were created to make a difference not only that but you are God’s difference making masterpiece. (see Ephesians 2:10 in the Bible)
Let me show you how much power you have to make a difference. Have you ever had one of those days where you seemed to run into every idiot on the planet? It might have felt like they were everywhere. I’ve felt this way before. However, one day I got to thinking deeper on this and realized that I was the only common denominator in each of those situations. I was the difference. The moment I realized this I began to use that difference making power for the better. It was better for them and for me.
Difference makers think differently. They see the world through a different lens. Here are some questions that might help you see the world through the lens of a difference maker.
If I am truly purposed to make a difference would I be more effective in a perfect situation or a chaotic one?
So many people try to pray there way OUT of chaos but the truth is that’s where the difference needs to be made. Perfect doesn’t need difference makers, chaos does.If I am truly purposed to make a difference would I need to be like the environment around me or a little different?
Ofter we want to blend in instead of standing out, however this can keep us from being the difference we need to be.If I am truly purposed to make a difference would God waste my painful experiences or allow me to use them to help others?
Don’t hide away your deepest hurts and pains. The very things we don’t want to think about are often the things that could help others the most.
You were made to make a difference, you just need to first KNOW that and second shift your thought process.
Being a difference maker is not easy, maybe this is why there are so few of us. It will require you to be a giver of yourself. So the question is are you willing to give away the comfort you desire, or the subtlety of blending in, or the painful experiences you’ve learned from. You were made for this and I believe that you won’t be totally content until you become what you were made to be. A difference maker.