Our family is in a difficult transition right now. It’s a good one, but a difficult one. I will be writing more about this journey later this week. Until then I want to share this quote with you from Rich Mullins’ Here in America cd. This has touched my heart for a long time, but it moves me even more now. If you want a blessing and a challenge, please read”

“See, I believe that if you were chosen, that if you
were elected. I believe if God has anything for you, it’s
not just to make you happy. God did not choose you and
call you out of this world just to make you high. And God
didn’t choose you and God didn’t call you out of this world
just so you that could be pious. Because there are enough
pious people and enough happy people in the world. What
God called you for, and what God called you to is to make
a difference in the world.

You know, there are a lot of people who have never
heard the gospel of Christ. Somehow, I have a little bit of
trouble when I see people spend fifteen, sixteen bucks a
hit to hear some flashy Christian group say ‘Jesus is Lord’
to the tune of fifteen bucks a person when there are
people who live not far from here who can’t even afford to
buy a Bible. And somehow, it seems a little bit weird that
we should have more ministers in this country and fewer
people, when in the world where there are so many
people who would give anything to have a minister, they
can’t find them, because they’re not there, because
they’re in our country.
“I don’t believe that God chose you and blessed you so
that you could heap those blessings up upon yourself. I
believe God chose you and you and you and every one of
you others, because He wants to make a difference in this
world. And you know what? What I think is scary about
God is He didn’t come up with any ‘plan B.’ That He left
the church here, and the church is the only group of
people and the church is the only institution in the world
that can bring about a change. This government cannot
do it, so stop depending on the government. Educational
systems cannot do it, so stop trusting educational
systems. The church was chosen by God to make a
difference.

“And you know what, people? You ain’t going to make a
difference by building more bombs. And you ain’t going to
make a difference by putting on more makeup and
showing up on more television shows. And you’re not
going to make a difference by having the loudest P/A or
the biggest crowd at your concerts. You’re gonna make a
difference when you lay down your life, and in complete
submission to God, choose to die with Him in service to
other people.

1. jason b Says:
   September 4th, 2007 at 2:36 pm

   booya

2. britt mooney Says:
   September 6th, 2007 at 9:06 am

   wow.

   mullins was da man …

   absolutely true.

   peace.