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Last week I read a blog post by Lysa TerKeurst, and she asked us what three words describe the “script of our lives”. You know, what three words do you want people to remember about you at the end of your life.
Lysa asked her readers not to look at the other responses before posting yours. I really, really wanted to cheat and look because how can you narrow it down to just three? Then I started thinking about what I’ve been praying about and asking Jesus to help me with over the past several weeks.
These are my three words:
1. Authentic (Matthew 13:24-30)
Over the past few weeks, while meeting with some friends for a summer Bible study, I have realized how important it is for sisters in Christ to be “real” with each other.
It is so tempting to just keep all of our problems hidden for fear of what others will think or even because of pride. However, true growth occurs in two ways: 1. seeing how fellow Christians respond to their personal struggles and 2. hearing their wise counsel in response to our personal struggles.
The prerequisite to this is, of course, a certain level of loving trust and commitment, but I think it is important that we work hard to get to that place.
I want to be authentic so that others see God’s grace in my life, so that others do not think they are the only ones who struggle, and so that I can build a trusting relationship to open up a level of trust.
2. Bold (2 Samuel 7:27-28; Philippians 1:20)
Recently I listened to a sermon by Andy Stanley where he encouraged his listeners to pray bold prayers. He said that there is nothing wrong with praying for our family to be safe and for people to be healed, but we should also pray to be used for God’s purposes – regardless of what that means for us.
Many times when I pray for God to use me or change me I do it with this small voice in the back of my mind the doesn’t really want what I’m asking. These prayers are the ones that cause me discomfort. They require me to stretch and change and get out of my comfort zone. These prayers don’t typically switch to “on” overnight, but instead, whatever is causing me to pray increases. For instance, if I pray for more patience, then everything that requires me to be more patient increases. I know that this is how God grows us, but in the meantime it makes me squirm. I don’t like to squirm.
I want to be bold in order to be open to all God wants me to become so that He can fulfill His purposes for me.
3. Faithful (Matthew 25:23)
Over the past year God has shown His faithfulness to me over and over again through my husband’s heart transplant and my mom’s sudden death. During that time I had a choice to either deny God and become resentful and angry because I did not understand how He could allow these things to happen, or to have faith that His ways are always right and perfect. I chose to stay close to God in faith, and as a result He blessed me with His overwhelming gift of peace.
After going through all of that you would think that I could easily be faithful to God in the little things of everyday life. However, for me, this is where I struggle. I was able to lay down the lives of my husband and mom in faith that God was in control, but I am not able to lay down my everyday circumstances of struggling with finding fulfillment in my job or overcoming feelings of inadequacies or dealing with issues with the people around me.
I want to be faithful not just in the big circumstances in life but in the everyday things, too, because this is where my legacy is built.
What about you? What three words to you want to be your “life script“? Share them with me below!
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