Considering Your Legacy

Music has helped to challenge my perspectives on the stuff of life. Thursday, while driving, I was listening to Sanctus Real. Their song, Legacy, provided a poignant conclusion to my weeklong thread on epitaphs.

Here's what I heard:

What will they say when I'm gone,

In words that are written in stone?

Under my name, what will they claim about me?

Oh, I want to leave a legacy to be remembered.

More than just a memory that fades away

Because we only, we only get one life

Free me, my hands are tied

I'm so tired of wasting time

These endless inventions

Steal my attention from real life

And when its done, when its over

Oh, I want to leave a legacy to be remembered

More than just a memory that fades away

Because we only, we only get one life

And will the world see Christ

When they look at my life?

Oh, will the world see?

These are my sentiments exactly. Especially, "And will the world see Christ when they look at my life?"

Really. That's all I care about as a husband, as a parent, as a pastor, as a coach, as a friend, as a human being. For me to live is Christ and to die is gain. It's a simple equation for me. If I live for Christ now, I will get more of Him in heaven. Anything else will be lost.

Hope this "Legacy" thread has helped you as you read as much as it has helped me as I typed.

Thanks for reading.