What Will People Remember You By?

"One day, you'll be just a memory to some people. Do your best to be a good one." Unknown

 Today, I want to ask you a question; if today, the people that you know in your life were only left with a memory of you and the impact that you made on their lives, what would that be? What would it be that you have done for them, what would it be that you have shown them, that you have led them to?
 You see, I want us to ask ourselves if people are seeing God's love through us. I want us to think about the qualities that we want people to remember us by, such as kindness, joy, and generosity. So how is that we achieve these qualities? How is it that we are going to be remembered in these ways? Well you see, the qualities that you want others to see in you, you have to show them and model them to others. If you want to be known as being kind, go out and be kind to others. Smile at a stranger on the street, open the door for somebody, tell them that you'll pray for them, and then do it, or just speak kind and loving words unto them. If you want people to remember you as someone who is joyful, demonstrate that joy and share it with others. In the tough circumstances, keep going, and keep a positive attitude. When someone is feeling down, cheer them up with a joyful word, and just enjoy and live this this life that God has given to its fullest. And if you want someone to remember you as someone who is generous, show generosity to the world around you. Give your time and effort without expecting anything in return. Pay for someone's coffee in front of you, make a donation, or just take a few moments out of your busy day to help someone out who really needs it.
 You see, if we would begin to model these things in our lives, not only is this what people are going to remember us by, but they are going to see more than these qualities. They are going to see God shining through us, and that is truly the thing that we want them to remember. We want them to see God's light and His life shining through us so that they might get to experience as well.
 So today, go out in the world and make that memory that others will have of you be that of the light and love of the Lord.