One phrase has more successfully defeated and sidelined more Christians in the history of Christianity than any other. One statement believers make that couldn't be more false but is believed almost 100% of the time.  One false belief that acts, in effect, as an epidemic in Christianity. This one phrase needs to be eliminated in the hearts, minds, and souls of every believer in Jesus, and it needs to start today in your heart.  What's this phrase? Keep reading! 

The phrase that sidelines and defeats more believers is this “I’m just a _____.” “I'm just an accountant, I'm just a car salesman, I'm just a teacher, I'm just a lawyer, I’m just a lineman, I’m just a nurse, I'm just a construction worker... what kind of difference can I make?  I am thinking of quitting my job and working in a ministry to make a real difference!” 

This statement, "I'm just a ‘blank’ and can't make a difference,” is wrong.  God designed you in your mother's womb and wrote into your very DNA the specific gifts, talents, and abilities you needed to succeed in the calling that is on your life.  If you're good with numbers, good at acting, or good with electrical work, or a really good plumber or teacher, why would you quit your job so you can make a difference in a place where your gifts, talents, and abilities may not apply?  I apologize on behalf of everyone who has ever preached or taught that the highest calling in the Kingdom is the office of a pastor or foreign missionary.  I know how it made you feel.  I know how it made me feel.  It made me feel second class. It made me feel like what I was doing on a daily basis didn't matter. 

Here's the truth: in the Kingdom of God, there are all kinds of people. Not one of them looks the same, and all have a unique set of talents, abilities, and spiritual gifts. God takes who you are and the gifts, talents, and abilities He gave you and places you in a career path or an occupation where those skills can be used best to bless everybody around you, including your customers and vendors. He gave you those talents so that you could take those skills out there to bless others and then be a blessing to those you work alongside by being Jesus to them. If everybody got a job in a church or on the foreign mission field, who the heck is gonna tell people in the marketplace, in school buildings, in government buildings, and on Hollywood Blvd about Jesus? 

The job that you have, the work that you do, and the people that you work with – none of that is by chance! The people that you work with need to meet Jesus, and you may be their only opportunity. If you quit your job, who's gonna tell them?  If you quit your job, who's gonna show and demonstrate the power of a transformed life? If you quit your job and work in a church or run off to the foreign mission field, how will the people in the workplaces of America today ever be introduced to Jesus? 85% of the population is not going to church today, but they go to work because they need to make money. Your unique gifts, talents, and abilities enable you to go places that a pastor and missionary would never be welcome, but you're welcomed there every day. Just remember that. 

You're not just an accountant, bookkeeper, salesperson, nurse, teacher, government worker, electrician, and so on.  You are a believer in Jesus Christ who has been uniquely equipped to live out your faith while being an accountant, bookkeeper, salesperson, nurse, teacher, government worker, electrician, and so on.  Praise God!

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