What will we be remembered for? How would we like others to remember us?

These are two very different questions, but each is important in its own way. One is about desire; the other is about reality.

It’s easy to talk about the kind of legacy you want to leave. Living a life of lasting impact is much harder.

It starts with a goal – something to strive toward, something to work for. We must first know how we want to be remembered before we can set a course for that path.

However, intentions without actions are meaningless. I’m reminded of James 2:17 , which says, “So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.”

Many people have an idealistic view of how they would like to be thought of after they’re gone. But it is only if we live true to the words we preach, the messag

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