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We believe that God desires to raise up a group of
people in this generation who will actively exercise their
faith in their daily lives, and are willing to be sent into
every corner of the world to be His witnesses. (Acts 1:8)
When we sought God on how He would use an instrument such
as Malaysia Campus Crusade for Christ to serve His Church, we
became sure of His leading to raise up a generation of
Influencers for Christ (IfCs), and to mobilize them to help
change society.
What are the qualities of an Influencer for Christ? Let us
examine these qualities from 4 aspects:
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Mr Ling Yok Wong
National Director |
Life Purpose
The world in general measures significance, success
and life purpose by one's attainment of the 5 Cs which
stand for Cash, Credit Card, Career, Condominium and Car, not
forgetting power and position! If we allow our life purpose to
become synonymous with that of the world's, we will not
be able to witness effectively for the Lord. Sadly, many
Christians today are not only unable to influence the world,
but are being influenced by the world because they lack
the right purpose in life. IfCs believe God has a wonderful
plan and purpose for each and every one of His children. Only
when we accept God’s purpose and desire its fulfilment in
our own lives, will we be able to live life abundantly, and
influence the people around us.
Life Ministry
Many Christians tend to think that the work
of the ministry belongs only to "full-timers" like
pastors and that "fulltime service" is limited to
church service only. But IfCs believe that every Christian is
a full-time Christian minister in whichever field God has
placed him. Apart from church involvement, his
main mission or harvest field is the people God has
placed around him, such as colleagues, family members,
relatives, friends, neighbours and others he meets in the
course of his daily life. IfCs are clear of God’s
call to them to be faithful shepherds in their mission
field, feeding His sheep and reaching out to the lost sheep.
LifeStyle
It is estimated that one out of every three persons in
the world is a Christian. In Malaysia, it is estimated
that one out of every ten persons is a Christian. Yet,
why is it that we are not seeing many Christians making an
impact in the world and our country today? One of the main
reasons for this is because many Christians suffer from
spiritual schizophrenia. Many of us allow our faith to become
compartmentalised in our lives. Our active worship of God is
confined to certain days of the week or at certain
physical locations or even among a certain category of people
in our lives. Our Sundays are detached from our Mondays to
Saturdays. As a result, Christians are unable to become salt
and light whether at home or at work. There are occasions
we hear non-Christians says: "What is so great
about being a Christian? If Christians are anything like
him, what’s the use of believing in Christ?"
IfCs want to actively integrate their faith into their
personal lives and at work, to have the right lifestyle, so
that, "your light will shine forth before men, that they
may see your good deeds and praise Your Father in
heaven." (Matthew 5:17)
Life Journey
Many Christians may think that only Christians with a halo
above their heads can become Influencers for Christ. Perhaps
this wrong thinking has caused many Christians
to feel they are not good enough, and
thus hinders them from trying to influence others
for Christ.
IfCs believe that this is a life journey, a journey of
faith (Galatians 3:11). Influencers for Christ are ordinary
people like you and I. Occasionally we make mistakes and fail.
Although we may trip and fall, with God’s grace and strength
we pick ourselves up and move on in faith. We never give
up. In order to help fulfil the Lord’s Great Commission to
change the world, let us determine to walk the road of
transformation together, to encourage and urge one
another on, and be our brother’s keeper along our life
journey of faith.
An i-generation
for the nations
We believe God will raise IfCs with the above-mentioned
qualities and perspectives to send them into
every segment and level of society to
influence others for Christ. God will cause this
i-generation to influence and bring about positive changes
to the whole society that it may experience God’s
abundant love. Would you consider being an Influencer for
Christ and to ask God to establish in your life the 4
essential qualities of an IfC?
Here, we have shared with you the qualities of an IfC.
However, it is God alone who could show you all that need to
be done and the attitudes needed as an IfC. Hence, I do
encourage you to pray daily, "Lord, help me to learn
from You the kind of attitude You want me to have.
What do You want me to do today? How do You want me to
bless the people around me?" Then obey God’s leading.
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