What is the legacy you will leave? What will people remember about you?
I think about this often, especially when i think about my husband and children.
Will my husband remember a wife that loved and cared for him? Will he see a picture of me as the young, beautiful (to him) wife of his youth? Will he remember the way i loved, nurtured, and cared for his children? Will he remember me as a keeper at home and a fruitful vine throughout his house? Will I be remembered as his best friend and help meet?
What will my children remember about their mother? Did I love them, teach them, and comfort them enough? Will they remember all the hugs and kisses and not all the swats? Will they remember me always being there for them and sacrificing myself just as Jesus did? Will the image in their minds be one of a femine woman who loved the Lord, her husband, and her children? Will their overall memory of me be that i was a picture to them of how God loves them and cares for them?
All of these things are good and important and ones that I do hope they remember them about me. But, more than anything else, I pray that they remember that I loved and served the Lord with all of my heart. That I read my Bible daily and was always growing and learning how to be a better wife and mother. That I imparted to them the love of their Heavenly Father that is better than any material thing on this earth. That He will always be there for them, even when I am long gone.
I am not perfect. I make mistakes and sin just like everyone else. I do not claim to have this life all figured out. I just take it one day at a time and constantly ask the Lord to guide me and help my though each day. I pray for peace and wisdom many times a day just so i can get through it. But that's it, I can't get through it by myself, I have to surrender my plans to the Lord. Whenever i try to do anything in my own strength, I fail and mess up. He is the only reason I can be the wife and mother I hope to be. He is the reason why I am here today.
Everyday we have a choice to be one thing or another in the eyes of those watching us. I pray, with God's help, that I will be remembered by all of the right side words below. We all have the same choices to make. Will we show ourselves to be:
Selfish or selfless?
Material or eternal?
Greedy or giving?
Faithless or faithful?
Arrogent or humble?
Fearful or peaceful?
Angry or joyful?
Hateful or loving?
Rushed or patient?
Rough or gentle?
What will your legacy be?????
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This song has captured the essence of what I want my legacy to be. Nothing earthly, that moths and rust destroy, but that I blessed Jesus's name unapologetically!
I hope you can hear the song with the slide show above. Here are the words in case you can't!
Grace and Peace to you from God our Father!
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Legacy by Nichole Nordeman
I don't mind if you've got something nice to say about me
And I enjoy an accolade like the rest
And you can take my picture and hang it in a gallery
Of all the Who's Who's and So-and-So's
That used to be the best at such and such
It wouldn't matter much
I won't lie, it feels alright to see your name in lights
We all need an "Atta boy" or "Atta girl"
But in the end I'd like to hang my hat on more besides
The temporary trappings of this world
I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love?
Did I point to You enough
To make a mark on things
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace
Who blessed Your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy
I don't have to look too far or too long awhile
To make a lengthy list of all that I enjoy
It's an accumulating trinket and a treasure pile
Where moth and rust, thieves and such will soon enough destroy
I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love?
Did I point to You enough
To make a mark on things
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace
Who blessed Your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy
Not well-traveled, not well-read
Not well-to-do, or well-bred
Just want to hear instead
Well done, good and faithful one
I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love?
Did I point to You enough
To make a mark on things
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace
Who blessed Your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy
I don't mind if you've got something nice to say about me
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