Legacy

There’s something funny about funerals....Not "ha-ha" funny. But that strange, sharp sort of irony that makes you sit there, clutching tissues or your own breath, and realize-This could’ve been me.

And one day, it will be.

My husband Adrian and i watched an online sermon today from our church back home in Fl "Wellspring Community Church" where our Pastor Joey said something that hit my chest like a freight train:

"I am leaving a legacy. Paul says this is the only thing that matters. Everything else is disputable. Everything else is arguable. But there should be no disagreement that the only thing that matters is leaving a legacy for the other side."

He asked us a simple but gut-punching question:

"What is going to be said at your funeral?"

He suggested we don't just reflect on it...he encouraged us to write our own eulogy!

He said he’s done it a few times himself and that when he read it back, it revealed something powerful. Like how he wants to be remembered as patient… but he’s not.

That hit me. Because same...

I want to be remembered as patient-and I’m not. I want to be remembered as kind-and I can be..but I’ve got edges. So I don't think that's the first thing people will say about me...But.... I am honest. I am loyal. I am trustworthy. I’m self-introspective. I’m a lover, a fighter, a warrior, a survivor. Alexa, play “Survivor” by Destiny’s Child-LOL, just kidding.

But seriously....

So, I’m going to do what Pastor Joey instructed. I’m going to write my eulogy. Not because I’ve given up. But because I want to leave a legacy that matters... not just to me, but to God. And I want to live a life that actually aligns with that.

We were not created just to work, earn a salary, and serve someone else’s dream. Life isn’t just about clocking in and checking out. We’re here to give. To do for others. To explore, travel, laugh, cry, and live a life worth telling. A life worth hearing about at your funeral.

The funny thing about funerals is they wake you up. You leave with a new appreciation for life. But why wait for the next funeral to live that way? It could be yours. Don’t wait. Don’t waste it.

Don’t wait to bring flowers to their funneral. Send them now. While they're living. If you love someone, call them. Say it. Don’t wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow might not come.

Let me be clear: We are not here just to serve bosses, spouses, children- or even ourselves. We are here to serve others. We are here to serve the Lord. Our King. And our heavenly father.

You were once lost in your sin. Jesus came. He lived a sinless life. He died a horrific death. He rose from the grave. He conquered death, hell, and the grave. And He is coming back for those who are willing to leave a legacy beyond themselves-those who live for Jesus.

Generosity kills selfishness. Serving kills selfishness. Pastor Joey said it so clearly: Your significance thrives when your selfishness dies.

"You make a living by what you get. But you make a life by what you give" -Winston Churchill

Winston said that-but God’s Word backs it up!

So I ask you this:

What will be said at your funeral?

What does your legacy look like… and what does God desire it to be?

Because that’s the only thing that matters.

"For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain."- Philippians 1:21

Kristen, Unfiltered Xo 💋