Meant for Greatness?

Are we all meant for greatness? If you think about infamous people from the Bible: Moses, Noah; they were destined to do what they did. They didn’t ask for it, but they were chosen and they said ‘yes’ to what God had for them.

I’m a big film watcher. I get a LOT out of watching what directors and actors put on the Big Screen. Much like music, I believe there is a message...whatever that message may be, good or bad.

I recently watched an AWESOME film called Amazing Grace. It is about William Wilberforce, (24 August 1759–29 July 1833) the man who ended the British Free Slave Trade. He stood by this cause for the majority of his life, through his younger years, and finally, saw it abolished after 20 years of fighting for it. He never un-wavered, never gave in, and most importantly, never gave up.

God found him, chose him, and he answered. Just like Moses and Noah, he chose to walk in the destiny that God had laid out for him.

After watching this film, it got me thinking…are we ALL destined for greatness? Perhaps it’s not on the scale of William Wilberforce, but what if it was? What if God had the same idea for each of us? I think in our culture today, it seems so unfeasible to make a difference…just ONE person? But really...why not? We all are here for SOME reason...so why not let that reason be to CHANGE the world?

Lessons from the 80's...

Have you ever seen The Breakfast Club? It follows five teens during a day of detention. They each come into the day not understanding each other, but by the end of it, learn that they really are alike in many of the ways they believed they were different.

“Dear Mr. Vernon, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. But we think you're crazy to make an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us, as you want to see us...In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain...and an athlete...and a basket case...a princess...and a criminal...Does that answer your question?”

Hmmm...what if we all saw ourselves as the very thing we think we're not? Then perhaps, just maybe, we might be able to walk in someone else's shoes...the shoes that maybe we never thought we'd wear???