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You've really touched on a part of my own struggle, I believe, Bethany! My objective in mortal life has, in the past, been to be remembered. But recently I started coming to similar conclusions to you. A very good article, and it's been helpful to me in my thinking!

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I'm glad to hear that, it's wonderful to hear that God is speaking to others in similar ways. Thank you, A.F.B-C.

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I was actually thinking about this concept recently as well! I've been considering how work for the kingdom of God can often go unnoticed by the majority of the population, but if it's done truly and honestly for God's purposes, then the Lord's recognition is all that's necessary.

Our church pastor's wife passed away last year, and though I never knew her very well, it hit me unexpectedly hard. She was just the kind of person who shone with God's love on anyone who interacted with her, no matter how fleeting the interaction was. I've never been one to know where God is taking me, but the one thing I do know is I want that to be the impression I have on the minds of people when I am gone. Whatever 'impact' I may or may not have on the world as a whole is not important. How I display God and his unending love is all that I wish to leave here; traces of his glory in the places I walked, the people I spoke to and the things I did.

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Thank you for sharing! That's really beautiful. It reminds me that nobody actually knows who first brought the Good News to the UK--probably just everyday fishermen who regularly crossed the Channel. God often uses ordinary people in their ordinary lives to shine His love. Thanks Beatrix :)

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Awesome post Bethany! I think with all this hustle and grind culture we have around us, it is important to remember that true success lies with God.

Thanks mate :)

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Absolutely, thanks Amina! :)

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"May you trust God with your legacy."

OOF thats good. And something I will try to start doing.

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Thanks for starting to read this haha! and thanks for your comment—may it be so!

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Excellent post, Bethany. I completely relate. It is my natural tendency to be concerned with the impact I'll have on the world and how I'll be remembered; I then feel pressurised that I'm wasting my life and that I won't end up making that impact.

But I try to remember that making an impact in this world so that others can remember me is of no real importance. Even if I live in a hole and no one remembers me, as long as I serve God, and do what He wants me to do with my life, I am content. I have achieved everything.

As Paul Washer, a teacher and missionary whom I listen to, says, it's about us being faithful to God, not necessarily fruitful.

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Ahh I can definitely relate to that pressure. It's so true what you're saying, that we must do what God says, and be faithful, regardless of human recognition. This reminds me of the lyrics to a song I like, 'You Must Increase', by Laura Hackett Park. Thanks, Andy! :)

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