HAVE YOU WRITTEN YOUR EULOGY?

Eulogy- A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died.

Have you ever sat and thought about your eulogy? No, I’m not trying to be morbid and yes, I’m being serious. 

I was listening to a sermon on podcast a few weeks ago and this pastor was talking about funerals. How some eulogies are beautiful with the words that are spoken of the person that has passed and others it’s very sad with the words said or the lack of words being said.

It really impacted me because at the end of his sermon he challenged everyone to sit and think about what we would want said and to then sit and think about if that’s what WOULD be said about us.

So, have you ever really thought about it. Would what you want to be said about you actually be what’s said about you? 

So many of us spend so much time striving to achieve monetary greatness or top of our career greatness or how many people like us greatness or how much ‘stuff’ we have greatness. We measure our wins and success by these things and by how many friends and likes we have on social media, by the vehicle we drive or by our appearance and by how we think we appear to others. Don’t get me wrong I’m not saying we shouldn’t want nice things or try our very best to achieve goals and dreams. What I am saying though is when these things consume your entire life........ Is that REALLY what you want said about you at your funeral or celebration of life?

I’ve heard it said many times that when people get to the end of there life they don’t regret not getting a job promotion and they don’t regret not having enough ‘stuff’. They regret not living life. Not spending time with family and friends. They regret not having connections with loved ones.

I don’t know about you, but I want my eulogy to be more about how I left people feeling loved. I want my eulogy to be about how I was as a Christ follower and how I lived my life for others verses people saying what ‘things’ I had. I want my children to beam with pride talking about how loved they felt by me and how I led them by being a great example. I want my family to say they knew I loved them. I want family and friends to say I was loving. Joyful, I brought peace, I helped people  and gave back, that I broke generational curses so my kids would have a better life, that I lived a life of courage and strength and that I helped others live a life of courage and strength. I want it said that I was an encourager and that I helped others believe in themselves. I want it said that I was patient and kind. 

Speaking for myself I have work to do. Life is short and precious. Reality is we aren’t promised our next breathe. Over the last couple of years I’ve known so many people all of sudden gone. Like, here one moment and then gone. It wasn’t expected, they didn’t know it was going to happen and certainly their loved ones didn’t see it coming. It’s really made me stop and think. It’s opened my eyes to just how short life is. How we shouldn’t go a day without telling people you love that you love them. I’m not saying we should love in fear or in a bubble. Quite the opposite actually. I think it should make us more aware and more purposeful in our walk in this life.

It’s opened my eyes even more to the fact of life isn’t a game. God created all of us. Each of us has our individual purpose for being here. Your calling in this life  is hand picked by God. That makes it unique. Makes EACH of us unique! You don’t know how much time you have. So why are we wasting time with games? With not living out our purpose? With living in fear of opinions of others or trying to impress others? Why are we wasting time NOT being present with our kids and loved ones? Why are we living a life solely based on monetary gains and selfishness instead of leaving a strong legacy for our kids?

With the start of 2020 I want to challenge myself and you..... 
Be bold and brave, write out the eulogy you WANT your children, family and friends to say THEN write out what they WOULD say. Do both match each other? Or are you like me and have work to do. My words that I believe God laid on my heart for this new year is VICTORIOUS and PURPOSEFUL. Those two words go along with what I want said about me as a person. There’s no time like right now to look deep in ourselves and start making those changes that will ultimately leave a lasting wonderful legacy from you. 

So start today. Tell people you love them. Stop playing games with your life and others. Be intentional with how you raise your kids and how you live your life.

My intention  with this blog post isn’t to depress you but to impress on your/my heart just how precious life is. For us to not take it for granted. To love this life with meaning and to get to the end of this life fulfilled and with peace. I want to hear God tell me when I get to heaven Well done. That I ran my race and Well Done!

Much Love,
Anne