Dear Friends:
   In a world where suffering and injustice abound, we yearn for evidence that God has not forgotten His children, that He knows each one by name. We long to know that God directs our lives and desires to use each of us in His plan to bring light to the nations. Those of you who know me, and those of you who have heard my story, know I am living proof that God can and will do what he says he will do. If we only ask for forgiveness with a sincere heart, HE will answer our prayers. He knew me when I lived in an alley in a cardboard box, and he knows me now as someone trying to make a difference in this world.
   Few people like the thought of being different. The idea of standing out from the crowd fills many with fear. We want to blend. The reward is acceptance, and to a certain degree, anonymity. We want to be accepted as "one of" the group and we certainly don't want to stand out like an ink stain on a white dress shirt.
The only problem with this kind of thinking is that it keeps you from having an impact on anything. George Bernard Shaw said, "The world is ruled by deeds, not good intentions, and one efficient sinner is worth 10 futile saints and martyrs." If we are to live lives that make a difference in the world, we must live lives that are different from the world. We must rise above the usual like an eagle rises on the wind.
   Now, I know some of you may be saying, "Brother, that's easy to say, but it's difficult to soar with the eagles when you're walking with the turkeys." Well, it is true that we do have to live in this world. We do have to endure the same problems and difficulties, which are common to everyone. But, while we may walk with the turkeys at times, we have been given an eagle nature which enables us to spread our wings and rise on the mighty currents of the Spirit. Isaiah 40:31 says, "but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles." By God's grace, we can be different and we can make a difference in the lives of others.
   How we act and react in this pressure-cooker world should be important to us because of how it affects us, and because of how it impacts others. The Bible teaches that we are ambassadors for Christ. We are here, in Christ's place, appealing to others to be reconciled to God. If what they see in our lives is a Christianity which makes a difference, then they will be interested. But if what they see is the same old thing they see in themselves, they will dismiss us with a wave of the hand. My daily prayers are that I will never see the day I do not try and go out and make a difference in someone's life. I pray I will never let Satan take my song, and most of all I must remember that God does not choose the qualified, he qualifies those he chooses. God gives each of us a talent and HIS wishes are for us to use those talents to win others to HIM. I ask each of you who follow my ministry to take a look at yourself, and ask yourself the question: Am I using my talent to bring people to Christ, or am I standing silent and keeping God's work to myself? May you never run from the call.
HIS,
Brother Steven Scott

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