(yes, that is my name on a tombstone, that's how common my name is, lol)[Mark Driscoll When asked: “If you were to die tomorrow, what do you hope people will most remember you for?”] … I hope people would remember me as someone who loved Jesus and grew to be more like him by ongoing repentance and grace, adored and enjoyed his wife well, cultivated his children while enjoying them deeply, and served the cause of the gospel wholeheartedly.
What will I be remembered for? I wish I could say it would be knowledge of scripture, or preaching ability or something of the like. Who knows, maybe some will remember me for that (boy, that would be a surprise, haha!). But If I were to guess based off of what I know and think I would say that if I died right now, people might remember me for the following things…
1. Love for Jesus. – anybody who knows me, knows that I love Jesus. I care little for religion, but love me some Jesus. I don’t always shove him down people’s throats (as I should or shouldn’t do, depending on what you believe) but somehow my conversation always come back to Him and how he saved my life!
2. Being a rebel! – Just being honest! I’m a rebel by nature. I’m proud of it sometimes, but others not so much. I was the black sheep in my family. I’m always going counter culture. Counter trend. I refuse to be part of the crowd, or whatever is popular. Don’t get me wrong, I am pretty culturally liberal, but I refuse to be who others tell me I have to be. I want to be who God wants me to be, but to be honest, I sometimes even rebel against him :( and that part is not good!
3. A story teller – I’m a talker! I love telling stories and I do it well. I also like creating new stories and writing stories. That’s who I am and that’s what I do.
4. A laugher – I laugh a lot. And if you are with me, you will laugh. I can’t stay serious, I’m a joker. The only thing I take seriously is humor! (haha) I sometimes take jokes too far… which can be mean or awkward… but anyway, I like to joke around!
5. A leader – This I discovered only a few years ago. For years I was a follower, a conformist sheep. I never thought I had what it took to become a leader. Then I was made into a leader. I became a youth pastor and God used me to lead people to Christ, to love them, to guide them and to protect them.
6. A great friend - I love people… genuinely. I can’t help it (not that I should). I care a lot for people. I’m not a shallow friend. I look out for the well-being of others. I want what’s best for them. Sometimes I want more for them than they want for themselves, and that can be a bit intrusive. But I’m a caring person, I’m loyal. I’m that type of a friend.
What about you? What are things for which you think you will be remembered?
3 comments:
Okay, I will try to name positive things:
1. My humor
2. The effort I put into my son and the love that I have for him.
3. My obsession with my cat
4. My rebellious attitude (in a funny way)
5. I hope to have done something great for someone before I die. I have always wanted to impact someone's life significantly. Hopefully one day I will have that opportunity before I die.
Your love for Jesus is apparent. When I think of "Juan" I automatically think of "Juan and his love for his religion". You will definitely be remembered for that.
Missy
I think it would have to depend on who was remembering me. I think my friends would remember me in a better light then my siblings. Not that I've done anything so bad I just don't dance to the same song as they do. John and I found a tombstone with his name on it. I think it made him feel a little funny. Not ha ha funny but weird. Like this entry.
I want to be remembered as one who loved God, Compassionate, Integrity, Helping and ministry to others, loving,accepting, playfulness, that I touched peoples lives. These are just off the top of my head.
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