This past Sunday I spoke on a major topic, called leaving a legacy. For most of us this idea is as foreign as the south pole, we have seen movies, pictures and learned about it, but have never gone there. Let me give you a few more pointers on how to live with the intensity of 30 days left so that what is left over goes beyond you.
1) Say the words God wants us to say
Life is full of words we would love to take back and words we wished we had said. Never more apparent is this fact when a person is gone and passed. Use the moments you have now to say the words from God.
If you only had 30 days to live, what would you say and to whom would you say it?
(John 6:63) “The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life.”
2) Do what God sent us to do
I will put off today what I can do tomorrow one person said. In the end that person never got around to doing today. Each day brings new challenges to derail us from doing what God has ordained for our lives. Waiting tell tomorrow only bets on a game of chance and someday you will lose that bet and it’s going to hurt bad!
What is your unfinished assignment?
(Ephesians 2:10) “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
3) Live how God wants us to live
That is what it really comes down to, what is my living like. As a pastor I have watched my life in light of this statement and seen others. I wish I could tell you that every Christian I know lives as God would want them to, but many don’t. If I was to sit with you for one month and observe your life what conclusion would I come to? Now try this observation on yourself and don’t forget what God has done for you. It’s your turn to live for Him.
If you could instantly change one thing about how you are living, what would it be?
(James 1:22-24) “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.”
“The key to leaving a legacy is to live by the convictions God gives us, not by our preferences.” Craig Groeschel
Are you living by your preferences or your convictions?
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