The Cause Within You

I haven't read a book for pleasure in a long time. Not since Winter Break, probably. Last night though, Joseph brought me this book called The cause within you: Finding the one great thing God created you to do in this world. The book is by Matthew Barnett, who is the author of The church that never sleeps. Which is the last book I tried to read. Matthew Barnett is the pastor of the Dream Center in Los Angeles, and his story is really awesome. He was at the Soul Winners Boot Camp that Joseph attended this past weekend. 

Anyways, this is what I am reading right now, and its really inspiring. I have found that when I get interested in something, it's all I can think about. It isn't always a good thing. Sometimes I worry, and that becomes all I can think about. Sometimes I'm studying for a history test and I find myself talking about Hammurabi's Code or the Civil War in the middle of everyday conversations. Lately, okay for the past three days, all I can think about is outreach. Changing the world. I find myself just watching people and thinking about how I could start a conversation about Jesus with them. 

And sometimes that is all I do: Think. Today I was walking to work and the two girls who are my neighbors were walking in front of me. I have never talked to them, but I sure have thought about it. Even today, I thought, "how could I start a conversation with them?" and I came up with a couple of scenarios in my head, but did I talk to them? No. It would have probably been awkward. Not a good excuse. I thought, "What would Jesus do?" and felt like a ten-year-old again, but what a solid thought. What would Jesus do? I can tell you what he wouldn't do... He would not be silent. So often though, we are silent. Why?

This quote from the book really stuck out to me:

"Fear cannot own you when a great cause rules your heart."

So what's my cause? The name of Jesus? That seems like a pretty great cause, so fear should not own me. 

Think about it: what is the cause ruling in your heart, and what is stopping you from changing the world?