Changed by Christ

I just came from a conference of Kids for Christ couple coordinators of Metro Manila. There were about 350 coordinators present, devoting their time in the service to build a new generation that will proclaim Christ and bring great change in the world. The theme was "Changed by Christ."

We come to realize that Christ desires change in our whole being. He can change how we see things, how we feel for others, how we do our work, and where we want go. But we need to surrender to Him our eyes, heart, hands, and feet...our whole self. When we let Him take over, He lets our eyes see visions, our hearts love without condition, our hands build the mission, and our feet be led to the right direction. We want come to the point of having to declare, "No longer I, but Christ (Galatians 2:20)."

It is always difficult to embrace change. Change would mean having to adapt to a new system and to drop old habits. One of the sharers in that conference testified that he was once one of the top 3 in the wanted list of drug pushers in Metro Manila. Upon hearing her mother pray to God, the Holy Spirit touched him. He didn't push through with a big time drug deal on that day. He asked for forgiveness and decided to do rehabilitation. The doctor said that it would take a year to get the drugs out of his system. But with God's grace, in 6 months, he was clean of drugs. He then got married and joined Couples for Christ and is now testifying God's goodness not only in the Philippines but also in many countries. From a pusher to an evangelizer. Truly, He was Changed by Christ.

May we come before God and offer our whole selves to Him. As we individually experience being changed by Christ, the people around us are affected by this change, and in turn the community of the people around us are also positively affected. One day, these ripples of change will reach far and wide, until we will see our whole world changed by Christ.