Seeing a Legacy Passed On

       My grandpa passing away and his funeral last week naturally caused a good amount of reflection about life, purpose, and action. I continue to think about the life I want to live and what I want my life to mean because that has to be a daily decision. I was talking with a co-worker today about living a life of service. Do my actions say that I am for myself or that I am for others? The true joy is in the moments that we are completely selfless in serving others. In the eulogies given about my grandpa I saw how he impacted many lives and what he meant to others. As described by Dad and my Uncle, I saw how many of the traits my grandpa possessed in work ethic and personality have been passed down through my Dad to my brother and I and my uncle and my cousins. Grieving his death and going to his funeral affirmed what I write about and daily pursue, that our lives would have a positive impact for what truly matters on the generations with us and that follow us. As I visited with many family members and friends of my grandpa on the day of his  funeral, I saw a little bit of him and what he passed on in each person there. What a cool legacy.
     This affirmed my passion and my mission in life, and why I write about Living a Legacy. Our lives impact and change those around us, from friends to every extension of family. As men of God we are called to Live a Legacy for Christ that blesses the generations as described in Proverbs 13:22 “A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children....”
      I want to be a man that lives a life that leaves a legacy that enriches the lives of my children's children and changes lives for generations. Join me in making the choice daily to be a man that lives a legacy for Christ, passing on the greatest gift known to mankind that is free for all; salvation, love, and redemption.

     Ephesians 2:8-9 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith; and this not from yourselves it is the gift of God, not by works so that no man can boast.” 

     There is nothing we can do to earn it, the only thing we can do is accept it through faith in Jesus Christ. Let us live lives that proclaim the love of Christ, and that challenge those around us to hunger to know God in the same way.

 So the question beckons, what kind of legacy are you living?

Living a Legacy Proverbs 13:22 "A good man leaves an inheritance for his children's children..."