Millions saw the apple fall … only Newton asked, “Why?”

As a visionary myself I connect with Sir Isaac. Like me, I imagine he must have been stunned that no one had ever thought to question the ins and outs of this magical thing he came to name “gravity” before.

So often I see people just going through the motions of life. They are living on autopilot, never stopping to examine the miracle that is happening all around them.

“What miracle?” you make ask. The miracle truth that God still is, God still loves and God can still be found!

Like gravity pulls at apples and Wile E. Coyote’s Acme anvils, God’s love is constantly pulling on the hearts of men and women here on planet earth. That has been true and clearly visible for thousands of years and yet most people I meet seem unaware, alone, unloved! Like Newton, I often ask, “Why?”

I think it is because the world is a noisy place! Life is noisy, cluttered, busy, and there are so many distractions. We are preoccupied with lesser things. The standard methods used for spreading the good news of God’s love are no longer as effective as they once were. They just can’t seem to pierce through the noise!

We are bombarded with information through television, radio, print and electronic media. With all the blogs and Tweets and Facebook status updates and Podcasts, is it even possible for people to find time to hear the voice of God? I answer that question with a resounding “Yes!”

In fact, I have devoted my entire ministry to finding new ways of breaking through the noise to deliver the Godcast of God’s love. I want people to know they are still the apple of God’s eye.

As a Christ-follower, my primary purpose in life is to lead as many people as possible into a life transforming relationship with Jesus Christ. I embrace change. Creative leaders, visionaries are trendsetters who are able to anticipate the changing needs of the people they are responsible for leading. I don’t ever want to get so used to the apples of life falling around me that I become blind to the miracle of the Force acting upon them.

Today’s column is not an evangelistic sermon. My message today from the church platform, my podcasts on our websites and my broadcasts on local radio stations this morning will effectively get that message out for me today. In this column, I am recruiting other spiritual “Newtons” who will join me in continuing to ask the spiritual question of “Why?”

As a pastor and motivational speaker I am very interested in developing other “Why?” thinkers. The Kingdom of God needs visionary leaders now more than ever. We need more Christian leaders who will think outside of the box, abandon status quo, leverage technology and become cultural architects who will make it impossible for people to miss the pull of God’s love on their hearts.

Understand, I’m not necessarily recruiting more people to our church. We certainly don’t have anything close to a monopoly on creative communication at Fellowship of Faith. Instead, I am challenging all Christians everywhere to stand up in all our churches today and with one synergistic voice, sound off with a unified battle cry!

“Enough! Let’s Godcast the message of God’s love in every creative way we can possibly imagine! Let’s stop letting the world change us and let’s start changing the world! Don’t let the world ignore the ‘apple’ of Jesus Christ any longer!”

Vision, according to pastor and best selling author Andy Stanley, is “a clear mental picture of what could be, fueled by the conviction that it should be.” I agree with Andy in that vision is a preferred future, a destination. Vision always stands in contrast to the world as it is.

As human beings, we were created in the image of our very creative Creator! Because of this, God expects us to be visionary leaders, to participate with Him in the creative processes of life, especially the abundant life of a follower of Christ. We have been entrusted with the greatest message the world has ever known! We know the secret of life! Don’t let it fall to the ground unnoticed! Make sure people around you notice and keep asking “Why?”

I’m still stepping out of the boat in faith! Are you?

(Greg Scott is a traveling motivational speaker and the Founding and Lead Pastor of Fellowship of Faith Church in Rio Grande. You can follow his ministry on Twitter @FOFPastorG, and Facebook at Facebook/FOFPastorG. Fellowship of Faith is located at 20344 Ohio 554 in Rio Grande. Worship experiences take place at FOF every Sunday at 9 and 10:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 7 p.m. For information, visit www.fellowshipoffaith.net or call 740-245-0900.)