How do you want to be remembered? This was the sign that hung above the door of my high school basketball team’s locker room. It was meant to motivate us to play as best as we could. The problem was our team wasn’t any good. Thankfully, I think most people have forgotten about our teams.
But, it’s still a great question to answer. How do you want to be remembered?
Many of us want to stick out from the crowd for the wrong reasons. Maybe for you, you want to stick out for your looks, money, status, or job you have. You may just be grasping at anything to try to stand out from the crowd just to get attention.
In Philippians 2, the apostle Paul tells the people in Philippi that if they do everything without grumbling or arguing and obeyed God, they would shine like stars in the sky.
But, most of us, don’t want attention for the right reasons. When it comes to standing up for Christ, sharing our faith, or inviting someone to church, we want to hide in the shadows. When it’s time to step up and shine the light of God’s love to the world by being different, we want to fit in with the crowd. We desperately want attention, we just want it all for the wrong reasons instead of the right reason of sharing God’s love and what He’s done for us.
🤔 Make a list of answers to the question: how do you want to be remembered?
💡 What thought or idea stood out to you in today’s reading?
❓ Was there anything confusing to you in today’s reading?
🏃♂️ What is one way you can apply this passage to your life right now?
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