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Not Mine…

Wiwohka7 Comments
Daily writing prompt
What is the legacy you want to leave behind?
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Being a light in the darkest of places requires a powerful source… and it ain’t mine!

Walking in shadows to find the lost calls for strength and courage that only comes from my creator!

My own light is quite weak when I try to fuel it without the proper oil… Holy oil, that is!

I, myself, have gotten lost repeatedly when trying to traverse the shadows by my own strength… and my courage always failed me when I sought to do things on my own.

The only legacy that should remain in my absence? It was never mine to begin with, as I am merely His vessel!

When I was given grace, it blossomed into something much more than I shall ever be… true forgiveness, purpose, mercy, love, and a desire to further His kingdom!

You want a legacy? Here’s one that should last into eternity…

“With what shall I come before the lord

and bow down before the exalted God?

Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,

with calves a year old?

Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,

with ten thousand rivers of oil?

Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression,

the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

He has showed you, O man, what is good.

And what does the Lord require of you?

To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”

Micah 6:6-8

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The Art of Invisibility…

Wiwohka15 Comments
Daily writing prompt
What is the legacy you want to leave behind?
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For whatever reason, when I saw the prompt question this morning, the book Where’s Waldo? popped into my head. You’d think that one could spot him a mile away, what with the bright red and white stripes on his shirt. Throughout all the books pages, the environment and all the people are different, but Waldo hides in the middle of them, unchanged… still wearing his silly hat and brightly colored shirt. No matter how hard we try, Waldo just vanishes into the crowd. Once we locate him, it seems as if he sticks out like a sore thumb, as they say.

Why is that?

In the real world, some folks will try to be new and different, in order to boldly change the world! Other folks make active daily efforts to disappear into the woodwork, going unnoticed and/or unbothered by the world around them. The question we often ask ourselves is, do we want to be Waldo or the crowd that hides that silly red and white shirt.

As a human being, I strive to do good and make a difference in the world around me, but as a Christian I’m also compelled to become more like Christ and less than myself. What if Waldo was like Jesus, and the crowd surrounding him were like the world, or US?

Anyway, I know that might seem a strange way to explain how I feel about leaving a legacy behind. If I wish to leave anything behind, it would be a reflection of Christ within me, looking back at you from my eyes. I desire to have the fragrance of His love assault your senses, as I pass you by. I hope that the sounds of God’s truths would be ever escaping my lips, and His eternal hope might flow from my fingertips, as I write.

I don’t wish to leave my legacy at all, but instead let my life leave only evidence, of the one who chose me first… the one who calls me His own!

Here, have a cookie…