I know, I haven’t blogged in about a million years. But I was spurred to at least re-post this blog by Nicholas Hindes, an intern at the Leadership Academy that is due to graduate this month. Nicholas is just one of the interns who have had their life dramatically changed–wrecked–by the amazing and inspirational teaching here. He originally planned to be here for 6 weeks, but then decided to quit his job and signed up for the whole deal: he is giving his life to help others and his new passion is to help eradicate genocide through education and humanitarian support of oppressed people groups. He is leading a team to India next January. Here’s one of his blogs, you can check him out at alsoknownasrick.wordpress.com
Prior to working at the soup kitchen tonight, something us guys at G42 do once a week, I was engaged in a conversation with a volunteer that I had not previously met. She had questions about G42, religious belief, ministry and missions, etc…the typical stuff. It made my blood curl a bit when one of the ladies who I know, said to this volunteer that I (Nick) was a person who was trying to solve all of the worlds problems. I was struck in the face by a phrase that was part mockery, part condescension. This was also in response to her asking why I am part of missionary work. I had to think for a second and then responded with the fact I believe God gives us big dreams to accomplish because He knows we are fully capable of completing them. He wants us to be practical, but beyond that He wants us to be dangerous which these dreams are hefty. I also said that I don’t think He can be limited to what we cannot see; I believe He is the God who is faithful, who when we say we will do something that He will met us where we are.
It leaves me asking the question, why do we feel like God is a pygmy? I feel like if we label God as a small dreamer and part-time fulfiller of dreams, we belittle Him. Why are we so hard pressed to see solutions to the problems the world faces? I mean God knows the answer and I also know that He wants to see them accomplished and everyone full of the Spirit. We are being killed daily in small thinking, puny dreaming, and miniature beliefs…in short spiritual pygmies. We need to move forward, as well as thinking large and dangerously. I don’t want to ever put a limit on what God can or cannot do.