Do you have a legacy?

We all have a legacy...Good or bad, we have a legacy... Intentional or unintentional, we have a legacy... People hear the word legacy and simply cannot wrap their minds around what this concept is. It is simply passing something on to others that will follow you. Simple, yet hard to do. I think what makes this hard is the fact that people have to summerize their life, take an inventory of sorts, and this is what makes legacy difficult. We are not given a context in which to do this. We are not taught to do this. We dont see the benefit to us now in doing this. The context that usually causes people to think about legacy is the death of a loved one or someone you know, or perhaps you are nearing the end of your life. But indeed it is somthing drastic. You begin to ponder what your significance really is. What did you do with your life that really meant anything. Did you make a difference? If you died today, what would your loved ones know about you? Have you done anything to speak to them from the grave? Do they know what you believed? Do they know your life story? How you were raised? Your first love? Your relationship with God? Your convictions? Legacy is an important for the generations that will follow you, but more important for shaping your life today. Being intentional about your legacy will change your life today. Knowing where you want you be in the future and knowing what you want to be remembered for, will shape how you live life now.