MAIN THEME IS: WHY AM I HERE?
TITLE: LEAVING A LEGACY: WHAT WILL YOU BE REMEMBERED FOR?
The quote for today’s devotional is:
‘’The legacy of great heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example” - Benjamin Disraeli
Devotional:
Phoebe had been quite withdrawn in the last few weeks before her high school graduation. While she was not a noisy or loud child, she was unusually quiet which made her parents worry. She was the school head girl, her grades were still great, and she was not physically ill; this made it more difficult to fathom what was wrong.
A day before returning to the boarding house to take her final WAEC papers, she whispered to her mother, “When I leave the school in July, I don’t think anyone will remember me”.
Her mother responded, "That is nonsense, you were the school prefect, of course, they will remember you”, and she went on to list her daughter’s achievements throughout high school.
But the more her mother reflected on it, the more she realized there was some truth in her daughter’s concern.
As we go through life, there will be times that we may wonder if our life is counting for something. Whether we accomplish great things in life (by human standards) or not, some people will remember us, primarily because of the role we played in their lives, and even that may wane after some time because human beings tend to forget; and that is ok. Even we forget others because we are human too.
Rather than bother about the things you cannot control, a better perspective to life and healthy living would be to do your best wherever you are, and with whatever opportunities God sends your way, and then relax knowing that your legacy of faith will inspire some people, maybe not everyone.
A legacy worth leaving is one in which you bloom to light up your world and that light is the reason why another person stands in faith.
Here are a few reflective questions:
- If my friends or family members were to describe me using one word. What would it be?
- Will that description of me impact people positively or negatively?
Let us pray:
Dear God, help me be a light bearer, passing on the legacy of faith in my generation in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Please say these words of affirmation. Say them, mean them, own them and live them
- I am here because I am a light bearer.
- I will pass on the legacy of faith in my generation.
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Go light up your world, I’ll see you tomorrow.
