Leaving a Legacy

My mom is here visiting right now and we have had a good time spending some time together.  Probably more so she has enjoyed spending time with her grand kids ;-)  It is great to have her here.  We were able to spend Mother's day together and also she was here for Luke's birthday.

Yesterday we were at church and we talked about legacy and the power of grandparents in our lives and parents in the lives of our kids and some things we should do to make sure we are passing on this legacy of following Jesus to our kids and grand kids.  I unfortunately did not have grandparents for very long in my life.  Most of my grandparents passed away when I was young or I lived far away from them.  But I am grateful to them for the godly legacy they left.

My mom and I were talking the other day and she was sharing how her dad used to have family devotions every day and her dad taught her the Bible.  She has talked about how in the passed that they were in church every time the doors were open.  As I grow older I am more and more grateful for my godly heritage.

Many of you know of my parents desire and preparation to be career missionaries to Peru.  My father became sick and eventually passed away from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.  But when we began to prepare to move here to serve with Love Guatemala, my mom shared with me that she had prayed every since my father had passed away now more that 34 years ago that one of her boys would go and serve in a Spanish speaking country as a missionary.  Now we are able to carry on the legacy my father left.

The power of words, prayers and teaching through our lives with our kids, grand kids and those coming behind us can not be overstated.  Speak life into your kids, into kids around you and watch them become all God created them to be!


Thanks Mom for leaving and continuing the godly legacy! Thanks for sacrificing, praying and leaving me a legacy to carry on with my kids and grand kids. May I be faithful to carry it on!

 

Psalm 78:5-7New International Version (NIV)

5 He decreed statutes for Jacob
    and established the law in Israel,
which he commanded our ancestors
    to teach their children,
6 so the next generation would know them,
    even the children yet to be born,
    and they in turn would tell their children.
7 Then they would put their trust in God
    and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.