Legacy

I've always sought after God's Will for me. After receiving endless visions, and confirmation for a calling.. I have always sought to find and reach God's final calling for me. That's where I had it all wrong. God's initial and final calling for us is the same, to Love God, and to Love our neighbor as ourselves. And as I examine these facts, and delve deeper into what it means to live for Christ, I came to the simplest conclusion: this life is my calling.

I like to quantify things, even little things that don't need to be quantified, but that's how I am. And so I would say 98% of our Legacy, our calling or primary output in God's kingdom and God's plan for us is how we live this life we are living right now. It's not that 2% which comes in the form of your ministry work, your ultimate ministry accomplishments, your orphanage or outreach organization, the number of workshops you give, sermons you preach, etc. All of that really take up only 2% of your Kingdom efforts. And here's why: the lives you change on a day to day basis take up 25-30% of your Legacy. Lately God's been sending people whose lives I've changed, improved, edified, uplifted back my way, and each of them, with God's help, have become so much more, and each of them thank me in their unique ways. And in the face of my current struggles in ministry, it really shines through to empower me to keep at it. To be stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord (1 Cor 15:58) because our work in the Lord is never in vain. That is the promise. Then how we live our lives, and how people see us, and are inspired by us even without our knowledge.. that takes up another 10-15%. So what is the remaining 50%, you ask me? That is how you discipline your life so that when you have children and grandchildren, what they learn from you and pass on, that is the bulk of your legacy. At my current age and single living, it seems like its 50% because all the other things take up more weight, but I am convinced that when I actually have children, and watch them grow, I'll see my Legacy unfold a thousandfolds. And that's why, I now see this as my ultimate calling. To live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. (1 Pet 2:12)

And why must I start now? Well, character takes a long time to grow, and being a diligent parent as we're called to be means that I am to be diligent in growing to be a godly husband and parent for my child to see, to learn, and to also become one in the future. When you are diligent, you'll realise that our growth in God never ends, and if we're willing to receive His instructions and wisdom, He will always bless us. And it is all about having that Kingdom lifestyle tomorrow today.

I haven't given up on having an epic calling either, but that epic calling will sort itself in due time. The most epic of my calling and legacy will still be the life that I live, the testimony that I speak, walk, and breathe. This is my legacy. This life, and that of my descendants.