Letters to...

I have been thinking a lot about legacy lately. To clarify, I am not thinking about death just about legacy in general.

Legacy is like a letter that you leave for the folks around you when you are no longer physically present in a place...

Dwayne Wade left the Miami Heat basketball team after 13 yrs because he wanted to finish his career up at home in chi-town.  He was always a Chicago boy but he had made himself an essential part of Miami and Dade(wade) county during his time with this team. He started and participated in programs for children, the community and the fans. He was a role model to any Miami child in several ways, he left letters for these kids in his own way. Yet when it was time to go home, he left. Nothing would hold him back. At the end of it all, his heart was still in Chicago.

It should be the same with the believers in this world.

While God has deemed it right for each of us to be on this earth for a little while, there will come a time when all of us have to go home. What will your legacy look like when you leave? Have you given all your good to the world? Have you made it a better place? Are you a role model? Have you comforted the weak? Fed the hungry? Taken care of the widows and orphans? Most importantly, have you spoken about your God? Do people know where your heart is?

It's very important to note that no matter how long Wade was in Miami, he never became a Florida boy. He lived there, worked there and was part of life there.  He was always from Chicago.

God asks the same of us, he says that we should be "in the world not of the world."

If you are wondering, well what about the folks who don't believe? 

Here's the beauty of God, we all came from him, all our souls initially belonged to him so whether you believe in him now or not is something that can change by decisions and choices that we make. I was raised to know of God, but there was a time in my life where I chose to not be part of his family.  I wanted to believe in something I could quantify and explain.

How personal is my God? He gave me something that I could use to quantify and explain him.  It was his way of talking to just me. 

Ask God today to prove himself to you. He will!

Want to leave a legacy? What will your letter to the world say?

Love God and the rest will follow...