What's Really Important
I've been listening to KLOVE on the radio ever since I decided that there wasn't enough of Jesus in my heart. I started trying to do something about that several months ago. This song by Nicole Nordeman sums up how I've felt about prioritizing my life these days. It's called Legacy, and these are the lyrics below. The chorus is how I feel I truly want to live.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 the who's who's 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 and a treasure pile
Where moth and rust, thieves and such will soon destroy
Not well traveled, not well read, not well-to-do or well bred
Just want to hear instead, "Well done" good and faithful one
Matthew 25:23 says "His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord."
I would like for God to be proud of me. I would like to have made a difference in people's lives, and for them to have seen Jesus through me. I might not have become a doctor or a pharmacist like my parents wanted, but I can still save lives. In fact, what I can offer people is far more valuable.
posted by No Longer In Crisis @ 9/29/2005 02:13:00 PM
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