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A Lasting Mark




Your family loves you, your friends adore you, you are always doing kind things and thinking of others…is that enough?

We all long to be remembered when we are gone. The question is “What will they remember?”

Will they remember that you are a follower of Christ? Have you given all Glory to God, did you take the time necessary to be with those you love and care about or did you keep yourself too busy?

Or will they remember you as…

…a self-centered person; an un-trustworthy person; perhaps you are in the WIFM category (What’s In It For Me?)

Sometimes it takes harsh words to really help us focus on what is important! Like your checkbook...you can tell whether or not you are allowing God to lead you just by looking at all the debits...what do you spend your money on? Where are the credits?

God has a plan and a purpose for each one of His children. We need only to let him take the Lead.

When you enter a cemetery, you see all the headstones…they all have a beginning and end date. What does the – (dash) represent?

Something to ponder, “Was my dash filled with the Love of Jesus? Was I so busy that I missed His Purpose for my life here on earth?”

“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life”
John 8:12

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
Romans 8:28

“Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.”
Philippians 2:2

Oh Father how we long to fulfill Your Purpose for our lives. We become so misguided by our earthly desires that we may miss what is right here in front of us. We are here Father, at your service, use us for your glory. May our Dashes be overflowing with your good deeds, may we be empowered to bring more people to you. May You use us to be A Lasting Mark that will Forever Shine on You. Amen
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