Over the last several weeks
some very famous people have died that have been talked about a lot in my
circle. Robin Williams made me laugh a
lot from the time I was a kid through recent years as well. Joan Rivers also gave people much to laugh
about and to think about. Neither of
them claimed to be Christians in the media, but many Christians have shared how
these people shaped their lives through TV and movies. This week another great public figure passed
away. Truett Cathy was the founder of
one of the greater chicken restaurants in of our day in Chik-fil-A. Mr. Cathy lived by faith and shared his
convictions in big ways.
Proverbs 17:22 NLT
A cheerful heart is
good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
Matthew 5:16 NLT
In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your
heavenly Father.
The question of legacy is a
big one. People will remember us after
we have died. They will take in the
moments that we created with family.
Often we hear people talked about their regrets, and the biggest ones
were not about possessions or positions but about people.
What legacy will you and I
leave for others? Will they talk about
how wicked or mean we were? Maybe they
will talk about our kindness and generosity.
I pray that people will remember the compassion and grace I showed to
others.
Last week in Nicaragua was a
life changing time for me and for our team, but I pray that it was life
changing for the people we got to work with.
The man who started the ministry of Because We Care
has been working in the same area for 15 years.
Donald and Pam Gillette have planted themselves in a place where few
others have gone to serve, and their neighbors have seen God work through their
lives.
Those children we interacted
with that we couldn’t speak the same language with saw our love and our
smiles. Now I pray that we left them
thinking about God and looking for how He is working around them. God is always at work.
When we leave people
thinking about us, we all lose. When we
leave people looking toward God, we all win.
That is what great legacy is all about.
Psalm 78:35 NLT
Then they remembered that God
was their rock, that God Most
High was their redeemer.
Father, help us live in such a way that people
see you and that our lives count for your kingdom and not ours. May lives be changed because we show
compassion like Jesus did.
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