You Can Touch the World: Finding Your True Purpose

No matter who you are (you the pastor, you the dedicated mother, you the unappreciated department shoe sales person, you the Somalian goat herder), God has a plan for you! It's the plan you have been looking for to provide the total meaning and purpose of your life. With Christ's direction and plan in your life, you can make a difference. You can have the power to bring change, to impart life that only comes from the heart of the Father. When you act on God's plan, you are acting out of love, out of concern, out of compassion. You are putting the throbbing heartbeat of the Father into action. His heart beats for people—lost, hurting, sighing, dying humanity—people who are far away from Him. You are the key to bringing them home. You are the extension of the heart of the Father. Make contact. Touch. Extend your hand, your voice, your goods. Touching communicates "You matter to me!" Jesus touched people and they were changed. They were healed. They were freed. They left His presence different than when they came. You, too, are called to touch humanity, to inspire hope, and to bring change. The world is the place you live and the people you see. It's the man at the Cenex gas station, the woman who cuts your hair, your insurance agent, your boss, even your spouse. The world is the nations and the isles of the sea. It's people of every tribe, nation, and language—people who need to feel the palpitations of the heart of Lord and the warmth of His embrace. You are uniquely created and commissioned by God to touch your world, and to leave it different than it was before.