When I went to Passion a few months ago, there was a speaker there named Carl Lentz. His sermon was called "Occupy Your Street". He said, "You are an agent of change called by God." He talked about how God has placed you in your "street", whether it be your high school campus, job, college campus, book club, sports team, etc. He placed you there so you can be an "agent of change". He challenged us to occupy our streets, and to occupy them wide awake and with urgency.
I took notes on this sermon so I'd have it to look back at, so I can remember that God placed me on this campus for a reason, and that I need to be an agent of change here at ASU. But, as God always does, He reminded me again. As I was reading the end of Joshua, the Israelites are finally entering the Promised Land, and explains where exactly the Promised Land is. In my weekly review, something popped out to me that I had never thought about. Have you ever wondered why the Promised Land is where it is?
Here's what my review says: "It is central to the ancient world. There were three highways that were well-traveled. Israel's land connected both ends of the ancient world; those traveling to or from Egypt to the east or Assyria, Babylon, Persia to the the west had to travel through the Promised Land. Simply put, God placed His people in the thick of things, and He gave them the opportunity to impact every traveler in ancient history."
It also goes on to say that some tribes were given more land than others, just like God has given us a "sphere of influence", and some of us have bigger spheres than others, but we all have a chance to make an impact in our spheres and He counts on us to do our part.
God has a reason behind everything. He put His people there because He knew they could share the Word with people who needed it. So God placed me here at ASU, in my classes, in my residence hall so I can reach people here. He placed you at your job or school or social club so that you can impact all the people who you come in contact with.
But the question is, are you occupying your street?