Compound Impact

Compound Impact

Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. 1 Corinthians 1:27

As I stood on the platform for the trophy presentation after we won the Super Bowl, I thought about the many people who had built into my life, who had given me an opportunity to speak about the Lord to millions of people watching. One of those lives that God had used more than three decades earlier to set the trajectory of my life on the arc He had planned was Leroy Rockquemore.

Mr. Rockquemore, the assistant principal at my junior high school, remained involved in my life years after I left the school. He once mediated a solution between my high school football coach and me after I had quit the team. No one asked him to get involved, but he cared enough about his students to take the time to get to know them. He was concerned for my well-being, and his concern shaped the rest of my life. Who knows what career I would have chosen if I hadn’t followed his advice to hang on to my passion for football?

God has given everyone a platform. Some of those are broad and highly visible, but others are small—or at least they seem that way. A “small” platform is huge when it impacts even one other person who goes on to impact many. God is the author of our platform, and He gives us the privilege of using it to influence others. Sometimes we don’t see the results of our investment in other people’s lives for years to come, if at all. But everyone’s platform is unique, and God has a plan for it.

You may not be a Heisman Trophy winner or a Super Bowl champion, but you have influence. A platform that may seem small to you can have lasting impact that you will only discover in eternity. That’s why it’s important to never sell your platform short. God is a master of doing big things with small beginnings. And He has put you where you are—and surrounded you with the people you know—for a reason.

Uncommon Key > You are in an exclusive position to have lasting influence on the people in your life. Use your platform. No matter how inconsequential it seems to you, it is greatly significant to God.