Main Scripture: A good person leaves an
inheritance for their children’s children…
Music to meditate on: Leave a Legacy by Aaron and
Jeoffrey (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCMNjaIXjwA)
Have you ever given thought about how
your children, family, friends and community will remember you?
Today’s scripture tells us that a
good person leaves an inheritance or legacy for their children’s children. Note
that it did not just say children. Therefore whatever legacy you leave behind –
negative or positive - will have an effect not just on your children but, on
their children, their children’s children and many generations after them.
According to the Mirriam-Webster
online dictionary a legacy is a:
·
gift by will especially of money or other personal property or,
· something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or
predecessor or from the past.
As such, according to the second
definition we all have the power to leave a legacy. Ladies will your legacy be a good one or a
positive one? Shannon L. Alder said “Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones.
A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about
you. “
I can remember at my father’s
funeral, I looked on all of my siblings and thought that my father’s legacy was
on all of our faces; wherever you see one of his children you see a smile, just
like my father. He taught us to share, if he had one mango it would be shared
for all of us, today we can call on each other for anything because he taught us
to support and love each other in all circumstances.
Ladies, today I’m encouraging you to consider
the legacy you are leaving for your generations. What will you carve on the
hearts of others today?
Consider the following:
- · Are you a winner or a quitter
- · Are you a person who takes care of others, or do you lead a self-centered life
- · Is your life one of great achievements, or a life with no ambition and goals
- · Do you have or desire to create money and great wealth, or do you have extreme debt from poor money management
- · Are you a successful business person, or a job hopper
- · Do you live a life of peace and self-confidence, or a life of fear, worry and anxiety
- · Do you foster a God-centered home, or a self-centered life - independent of God
- · Are you a person of encouraging words, or a person of gossip
- · Is your life directed by God’s principles, or by man’s principles, or by alcoholism, drug abuse or pornography
- · Are you a person who loves family time, or a person devoted to work
- · Is your life based on honesty, or a life of dishonesty or even illegal ventures
- · Are you a loving mother and father, or a parent who abandoned a spouse and child
- · Do you foster a loving family environment that will last a lifetime, or a life of quitting relationships when they get tough
- · Do you foster a happy home, or a broken home leading to a long distance relationship due to divorce and custody arrangements
I certainly would like to leave a good
legacy for my generations to come; I have started by living a life directed by
God’s principles. I also try to encourage everyone I impact to do the same and
try to make a difference in the lives of others by inspiring them to realize their
full potential.
Ladies, only you can decide what
legacy you will leave behind, what you do today will affect the lives of many.
Strive to leave a good legacy for the sake of generations to come.
Let’s Pray,
Lord God thank you for opening up our
eyes today about what we pass on to our generation. Father, help us to leave a
good legacy for our children so that generations to come will be affected in a
positive way by that legacy.
In Jesus Name
Amen
Have a God Filled Weekend Ladies
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