I have often found the second coming of Jesus to be quite a daunting proposition. It somehow felt like Jesus’ return would actually stop me from achieving some of my personal goals. For example, I am a young worship songwriter and I really want people to be touched by my music, and to be honest, I have always wanted my music to be able to bring people toward God. Until recently, I have not had the skills, tools or knowledge to allow me to release my music. And even though I released my first EP in January this year, I feel as if the coming of Jesus could jeopardise the possibility of my music bringing other people toward God.
After being approached to write this article though, I have begun to think about how I can truly live a life of God here on earth, and also how a 17-year-old kid from Perth can impact the world with only a guitar and his voice.
I slowly began to realise something: that by using my gifts to empower others to share the word of God, I could indirectly have an impact on thousands of people because evangelism is not a solo job. So while it would be nice to become a famous musician and worship leader, I know that the industry is extremely competitive, so achieving my goal of reaching out to millions of people with my music might not become a possibility for another 20 years, if ever. So I made a conscious decision to begin making small choices that could influence others to share God’s word.
By looking at taking on mentoring roles for younger members of my local church, running music lessons for young kids who are keen to use music to worship God, and taking up a leadership role on the worship team, I have been able to start to influence and hopefully empower others to share the good news of Jesus Christ.
Honestly, I believe that living a heaven perspective while here on earth is impossible because while we are still sinners, a life without pain and suffering is unattainable. However, I also know that people just like me have the potential to empower others to spread the word of God, and if Jesus was to come tomorrow, I could be proud to say that I did all that I could to grow His kingdom.
