VERSE
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
EPHESIANS 2:8-10 NIV
THOUGHT
Changing the world starts with one person. One act of love. One moment of kindness. It starts by changing someone’s day, speaking life into someone’s story, and showing up when it matters most. When you choose to make a difference in one life, you’re already changing the world—one moment at a time.
“The Gospel is not about making bad people good, but bringing dead people to life. And once we’re alive in Christ, we live to reflect that life in everything we do.” - Rick Warren
From the very start of the Love Your Neighbor Challenge, our goal wasn’t to add more to your to-do list–it was to encourage and inspire you to live a life forever transformed by the Spirit of Christ at work within you. A life so filled with His love that others can see it, feel it, and be drawn closer to Jesus because of it. As we learn to better understand God’s heart, His character, and His will for us, we begin living on purpose, for a purpose. And when we do, we create space for God to move–not just in our own hearts, but in the lives of those around us, simply because Christ first loved us.
We are called to be living proof of God’s love–evidence that grace lives and breathes in ordinary people. You are the hands and feet of Jesus, right where you are. There’s someone in your world right now who may never read the Bible or step into a church unless they first experience the person of Jesus through you.
When people feel seen, known, and loved by you–especially when it doesn’t make sense–they begin to believe that maybe there really is a God who sees, knows, and loves them too. That’s how communities are changed and lives are transformed. That’s how the gospel reaches the ends of the earth. That’s how we change the world.
So, go. Be the change.