As many of you know, the past month has been very difficult for me. I wrote my last post the day before a tragedy. My boss, friend, pastor, and SO much more passed away last month. It was COMPLETELY unexpected; Jimmy was only 33. He was a rare man: GODLY yet so real. He was the kind of man I so admire: The REAL DEAL! I could go on and on about what a great man he was and how much he meant to so many people and ministries, but that isn’t exactly what the point of this post is...
Today I am working on a project which is starting with a (long) list of men who are going to be writing to Jimmy’s two son’s (ages 4 years and 10 months) called: Your Dad was the Kind of Man…
God forbid anything were to happen to you…but IF it did and you had small children that wouldn’t KNOW you, what do you think people would write about you to tell your children WHO you really were? Are you TODAY who you truly want to be? If not, WHY NOT? Do not waste any more time; you may not have time left. YOU DO NOT KNOW! Start living in a way that you leave behind a GODLY LEGACY. What would they write about you today? What could they say? Is it enough for you? Do you want to be more? Do you want to leave more behind as your legacy?
I’ve really had to stop and ponder so many things lately-Reorganize what is TRULY important for me-Eliminate what is toxic to me and my relationship with daughter and our life together on this earth. I don’t want to be a slave to my job (even my job in ministry); I don’t want to be a slave to unhealthy relationships; I don’t want to be a slave to my finances and desire for THINGS; I don’t want to be a slave to “finding a man”. Organizing this project for these men to write to these children, whose dad they will only know through what other people tell them, has REALLY touched me deeply. I want to be a LIGHT and JOY and a BEACON pointing to Christ. I want to truly LIVE! TODAY! I want to make a difference. I want to GIVE not take. I want to be the REAL DEAL. I want to leave a Godly Legacy, just like my dear friend Jimmy York. How about you?
3 comments:
Not often, but every now & then, we encounter THE REAL DEAL. When it happens, we should look very closely. We should look at how we measure up, we should try to see how it is done by those who have done it. We HAVE to get down to the DETAILS. The saying, "the devil is in the details," is soooo very true. These details kill us, the seemingly small things, that when not done, or not done well & consistently, that make up the whole of who we are to others & how we affect the lives of others, that keep us from being what we COULD be for Christ. Jimmy York attended WELL to these details. This is clear by the RESULTS he achieved. He indeed, has left the legacy we all should strive to leave. These DETAILS are the "paint" that makes the picture sooooo great & wonderful for those of us who are privileged to have seen Jimmy's painting of life as it is meant to be lived. Jimmy has set the standard very high, BUT he has let us all know that it is possible for us, through Christ who strengthens us.
What a great idea to help these two precious little boys get to know their daddy! I'm so glad that these men (and you) are doing this for them. It is something they will be able to treasure for a lifetime.
this is awesome, i'm so proud of you!
when my dad passed away three years ago, i was really touched by something his best friend wrote and shared about him - i learned alot about my dad that i didn't know - and the tidbits that i learned answered some questions about my dad that i had been wondering about, especially about his walk with God. it also gave me a ton of encouragement to walk differently in my own life, to be like he was.
you will be sharing a precious piece of Jimmy's legacy with his boys and that is so awesome.
*BIG HUGS*
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