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In his new book, Outlive Your Life, best-selling author Max Lucado reminds us that God has always used normal, everyday people to change the world. The disciples were ordinary people, working regular jobs, living normal lives. But they answered the call to follow Jesus and ultimately changed the world. God is still looking for regular folks-soccer moms, blue-collar workers, students-anyone who is willing to answer God's call to make an extraordinary difference. This message has also been adapted for teens in the book You Were Made to Make a Difference, which Lucado wrote with daughter Jenna Lucado Bishop. Lucado's also releasing One Hand, Two Hands to help children realize that they can help others.
Lucado talks about the message of Outlive Your Life. (Side note: Lucado is already taking his own message to heart; 100 percent of the author's royalties from Outlive Your Life products are going to benefit children and families through World Vision.)
Q: Why did you write Outlive Your Life?
A: It started with three questions. I heard them about four or five years ago and I'm still reeling from them. The first question came from a fellow, just out of curiosity, who said if you'd been a German pastor during the Nazi occupation, would you have taken a stand against Adolf Hitler? Then someone asked me a similar question just two or three weeks later. They said if you had been a pastor in the Deep South during the civil rights movement would you have taken a stand against racism? Another good question, but I didn't live in the South during the civil rights movement. I certainly didn't live in Germany during World War II. That's why the third question was really powerful. The person said, when your children and grandchildren learn that you lived in a day in which 3 billion people were desperately poor and a billion people were hungry, what would they think of your response to this crisis? Now that's a good question.
All of us have an opportunity now to do something to set a great example for our children and our grandchildren. That's why I wrote Outlive Your Life. We are created by a great God to do great works. He invites us to outlive our lives, not just in heaven but here on Earth.
Aaron Crider | New Day
