I don’t want to be known for my political beliefs.
I don’t want to be known for my professional accomplishments, or my job title.
I don’t want to be known by a financial portfolio, a credit score, or material possessions.
I don’t want to be known by the neighborhood I live in, the church I go to, the gym I (kind of) work out at.
I don’t want to be known by my ethnicity, taste in music, sexuality, or academic accolades.
I don’t want to be known by anything but… love.
Love for God.
Love for people.
Loving my husband, my children, my family, my friends, my co-workers, my peers, strangers.
If you think of me as selfish, mean, or I’ve been ugly to you… then, I’m failing. AND, I’m sorry. I can do better.
If you can’t tell that I love the Lord by how I live my life, and how I treat others… then, I need to be called out, because, I’m failing. I’m not failing you, or myself, no, I’m failing my Creator, my Savior, the lover of my soul, and that… is simply unacceptable.
I pray that as believers, we live out our faith with humility, love, transparency, and genuineness. I honestly think that’s the best way to impact an unbelieving, jaded world.
It’s not about me, or you… it’s about them. Those in darkness. The sheep being led to slaughter. I pray our hearts are broken for the lost, that we are burdened by the eternity that awaits those who don’t know Christ. I pray we are not boasting in our ridiculous, futile, temporary achievements… everything will pass away.