I Wanna Leave a Legacy...

Have you ever heard that song???  "Legacy" by Nicole Nordeman, it is such a great song!  I used to listen to it all of the time, and the words are all but drilled into my brain!  With everything that I do, say, or show the world that I endorse... I wonder, how will it affect my "legacy".  How will people remember me??  I want people to say things about me like...

"Jessica was real, honest, and kind.  She was creative, and generous.  She put others before herself.  She loved her family and friends with everything in her heart.  She always made me laugh, even if it was at her own expense!  She was crazy, but so much fun."

Do you ever wonder what people will say about you when you are gone??  What kind of impression are you leaving?  What is your legacy?  People are going to make judgements and say things that you don't agree with or hurt your feelings.  People are going to be inappropriate.  People are going to bash you for what you believe in, and people are going to make fun of ANYTHING that is different.  However, isn't that what we should be focused on.  Standing up for our beliefs and standing out from the crowd???  Everyone will have to answer for their choices one day, and it isn't up to me to hold them accountable for what they did!  It's up to me to hold myself accountable for my own actions.  That way, when I have to answer for my choices... I won't have to cross my fingers that he lets me upstairs!

I don't want people to say that they thought I was a hypocrite.  I want my witness to show through and my love for God be evident in everything I do. I do NOT want to be so focused on worldly things or what people choose to do or the things they say.  Here are the lyrics to this song... I just love them!

I don't mind if you've got something nice to say about me
And I enjoy an accolade like the rest
You could take my picture and hang it in a gallery
Of all who's who and so-n-so's that used to be the best
At such 'n' such ... it wouldn't matter much 

I won't lie, it feels alright to see your name in lights
We all need an 'Atta boy' or 'Atta girl'
But in the end I'd like to hang my hat on more besides
The temporary trappings of this world 

I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love? Did I point to You enough
To make a mark on things?
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace who
blessed your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy 

I don't have to look too far or too long awhile
To make a lengthy list of all that I enjoy
It's an accumulating trinket in a treasure pile
Where moth and rust, thieves and such will soon enough destroy

I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love? Did I point to You enough
To make a mark on things?
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace who
blessed your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy 

Not well traveled, not well read, not well-to-do or well bred
Just want to hear instead, "Well Done" good and faithful one... 

 I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
Did I choose to love? Did I point to You enough
To make a mark on things?
I want to leave an offering
A child of mercy and grace who
blessed your name unapologetically
And leave that kind of legacy 

I dont mind if you got something nice to say about me...

Proverbs 31:30 - Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, 

but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. 

 - Jessica