Change The World

Last week was intense and filled with opportunities to make a difference in this world. I think we wrestle with such a lofty goal as changing the world because we see both the greatness of that ambition and the weakness of our own humanity. I believe that this is natural and honest although not the most spiritual response. God has high expectations for us His people, and we will not see the full expansion of His kingdom in the earth unless we choose to follow Him into His prescribed future.

You see I have led a hip-hop environment called Destinations, geared toward reaching urban young adults for almost 10 years now. We have a history of having provocative shows with titles like Naked, Blow, Safeword. We have pushed the boundaries so much that even our more progressive church is a little freaked out at times. We had an idea recently to have a show that married our usual evangelistic focus with a cause. We decided to focus on child sex trafficking. With eighty million children being trafficked for sex, this was more than needed.

We decided to partner with both local and international sex slavery organizations to increase our level of impact. Well this thing took off, and this little event that has had mostly been a local movement got a lot of attention. I was on a national radio broadcast, and we had two media outlets at the event to cover the story. We raised money for a local project as over four hundred new girls are trafficked in Georgia a month, and we raised funds to make a difference in Asia.

As we studied more on the global issue of child sex trafficking, a few things struck me. One thing was that police officers and politicians know that this is an issue. Many departments have divisions that deal with this issue. Two, many people don’t realize that this is happening right around everyday. One in three girls that are classified as missing is being trafficked for sex. The third thing is that even though politicians know of the problem, most aren’t doing a thing about it. It’s a big problem, but they have largely ignored it.

I was like many people, I felt bad about what was happening, but not to the extent that I was willing to do something. God has really grabbed my heart on this issue of child sex slavery, and I have had an awakening. I realized that I may be a small voice, but God uses a big megaphone when it comes to the oppressed, the enslaved, that abused. We used our little hip-hop to bring a little attention to this global problem, and God echoed it. That is what happens when His people decide to do something. I am in no way an expert; I just care about what God cares about. Our maturity is seen by our desire to be where God is and do what God is doing.

Whether child sex trafficking, stomping out racism, or caring for orphans and widows, we need to get busy changing the world. Christians too often sit idly by and let the world go to hell. It’s time that we stopped simply feeling bad about bad things and started doing something. Every person can’t do everything, but we all can do something. You and I can change the world, and that is the reason Jesus left us here, to represent Him to others.