Your Story His Glory. (Pt.1)
Remember How You Want to Be Remembered; Begin with the End!
By: Matthew West
Discover that in the Bible, God didn’t allow anybody to stay in their messes.
He’s not willing to leave you in your mess, either!
God desires for you to walk in the freedom of His mercy today.
No mistake, shame, guilt, or lie from the enemy can keep your story from the freedom of God’s grace.
Let’s walk through ways our Story is for His glory.
1 Corinthians 10:31 KJV
[31] Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Your Story His Glory!
A while back, I began thinking about how I schedule meetings when it comes to business to take care of pressing matters.
I then began to think about my family and wondered what would happen if I was just as intentional with them as I am with my work.
So, I began scheduling individual meetings with my family members.
I can just imagine the strange look on my daughter’s face when she got a text from me saying, “I would like to schedule a meeting with you on Tuesday at 4 pm.”
Your Story His Glory!
But it takes that type of intentionality in our lives,
or else important things and important people will be pushed aside and replaced with whatever hot-button topic of the day arises moment by moment.
I want to start everyday with fierce intentionality, living life on purpose and on mission. How about you?
Here’s a question for you: Do you know your mission?
Most successful businesses and organizations have a mission statement.
It’s usually placed somewhere visible to employees so they can be frequently reminded why they do what they do.
You might have already guessed my personal mission statement: My Story, Your Glory.
I want my life to point people to the most important part of my life: Jesus.
I want the way that I love my family, run my business, treat strangers, give, handle conflict, and anything else I do to make people see something different in me.
And when they see something different, I’ll be quick to tell them that “something different” is really someone.
Make the most of this year by committing to live on mission, on purpose, and with intentionality in your relationship with God and others.
1 Corinthians 10:31 says, “…whatever you do, do all for the glory of God.” It’s your story for His glory!
DO SOMETHING:
What do you see are some of the good works God has created for you to do this year?
Spend some time thinking about your own personal mission statement.
Ask God to help you let your light shine this year like never before.
Matthew 5:16 KJV
[16] Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Your Story His Glory!
Begin With the End
I read a book recently that encouraged the reader to write their own eulogy.
A eulogy summarizes a person’s life, usually delivered, or read after they pass away.
At first, I thought, ‘what a depressing exercise!’ But I decided to give it a try anyway.
I quickly realized why this is such a powerful thing to do.
As I thought about how I wanted to be remembered when I’m gone,
the first things I wrote in my eulogy were not career accolades or successful financial investment portfolios.
There was no mention of money or fame.
Instead, I wrote about the most important things:
my faith in God, my love of my family, and the ways I hoped to have impacted the world for the better.
The author of that book encouraged me to keep my self-written eulogy and read it routinely every morning.
The idea is to start each day by remembering where you hope to be when you reach the end.
Remember how you want to be remembered.
Beginning each day with the end in mind can help us stay focused and on mission.
Your Story His Glory.
This makes me think of Paul’s words in 2nd Timothy chapter 4. He seems to have penned a bit of a first-person eulogy himself.
2 Timothy 4:7-8 KJV
[7] I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
[8] henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness,
which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
https://bible.com/bible/1/2ti.4.7-8.KJV
I want these words to be said about me, don’t you?
To fight the good fight, finish the race, and keep the faith.
Begin your day with the end in mind.
Ask God to give you a clear vision of the finish line of the race He is calling you to run.
And seek His guidance every step of the way to stay focused and on mission.
What do you hope will be said about you at the end of your race?
DO SOMETHING: Your Story His Glory. (Pt.1)
Take some time to write your own eulogy.
Read it back to yourself. What do you notice about what sort of things you prioritized?
What areas of your life need to change if you are to fight the good fight and finish your race well?
Your Story His Glory. (Pt.1)
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Your Story His Glory. (Pt.1)
