My legacy

How do you want to be remembered?

The past couple weeks on Sundays Pastor Aaron has been talking about David's legacy and what his life looked like, and what our legacies will be. No matter how ineffective or worthless we feel God is going to use us to affect other people either good or bad. And unfortunately some of those people will remember you.

I say it's unfortunate because a lot of times the person can just be a distraction. We look up to people and value other people so much that sometimes they take the place of Jesus. We try to live like them, thinking that they have it all together, and we desire to be like them.

If I affect someone else greatly, I don't want them to see me. I want them to see Jesus.

If someone thinks about a defining moment in their life and faith that I was a part of, I don't want them to remember me. I want them to remember Jesus.

Recently a couple people, some of which I barely know, have tried to encourage me by telling me how much I've affected their lives, but I didn't do anything, and the fact that they remember my involvement, to me, means I didn't do enough, I wasn't reflecting Jesus to them. I was just a distraction.

God doesn't need us to accomplish anything. He likes to include us to show us his glory and share in his joy, but so many times I just get in the way.

If people remember what I said and did and not my name or face, that's okay with me. Because it's the Spirit speaking and God working through me.

How do I want to be remember? What is my legacy?

I just want to be remembered as a tool longing to be used by God.

Because of his grace and for his glory.