My Legacy

My Legacy…7-1-25

I struggle with pride. Oh, I understand pride comes with consequences. I can clearly remember my most prideful moment where I was quickly prostrate on the ground with my eyes a broken faucet and my mouth crying out to the Lord for forgiveness and mercy. I don’t ever want that again. So now, my husband says I go overboard in the wrong direction. I don’t want any recognition for anything, and feel bad that I’m being prideful when I do think I’ve done a good job on something.

That being said, I love writing this blog. I love the symbolisms and how they connect to God. His love for me in all situations. I love the scriptures and the meanings behind every moment that brings a scripture to mind. I love looking for new scriptures, and how God directs me to the right one for the purpose of each new story. I love how I can freely share my thoughts and feelings without fear of the reader’s disagreements. These are thoughts and directions founded in my constant prayer to be in His will and His word.

I referred to this yearlong blog book I’m working on as my legacy. There is a song by Casting Crowns, Only Jesus. In that song, the words, “I don’t want to leave a legacy, I don’t care if they remember me,” gives me pause. I understand the meaning and what the song wants listeners to focus on. I don’t want to be prideful, but I do want to be remembered for one thing, my love for Him.

Billy Graham wrote, "The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith,“

You see, the Bible doesn’t mention legacy, but it does teach us of our inheritance. That inheritance is not material possessions. That inheritance is what God has promised. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5. That inheritance is rooted in salvation. It is waiting for anyone who believes. 1 Peter 1:14, “and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you”.

The legacy I need to leave is not earthly, but to share the understanding and knowledge that Jesus died on the cross and the only way to salvation is through Him. That is what I am called to do. It truly is, only Jesus.