Catalyst Track: Giving It All Away // Day Three

This track comes from the book, Giving It All Away … And Getting It Back Again by David Green.

A seen legacy looks like those things we manage in this world, like our money and physical resources or assets. An unseen legacy, however, possesses so much more power because it stirs within our hearts and minds. It’s our character, values, and beliefs. I say unseen because it begins inside of us, but the fruit of the unseen legacy is anything but invisible. It is a living, breathing human being living their life for Jesus, using everything they’ve been given—their money, time, and resources—for his glory.

This perspective, however, is counter-cultural in today’s world.

Our culture today has deteriorated. That’s because we’ve gotten so far away from God’s Word. God’s Word takes us away from ourselves. Our culture, on the other hand, points us toward ourselves.

What culture without God leads us to love others? Only God’s Word does this.

It directs us toward others and their well-being. God’s love for us compels us to love others. Imagine what that understanding does for a person, and then another, and then a culture.

This is why I believe it’s so important for our family to commit ourselves to the eternal things: man’s soul and God’s Word. These things are eternal.

In this 3-day track, David encourages leaders to remember the ways in which God has blessed them and challenges them to consider how their lives might reflect this same generosity to others.

Whether you’ve been in leadership for 50 or 5 years, the tension between a world that prompts you to store up treasures for yourself and a different kind of kingdom that asks you to give to others, still stands.

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Day Three – Leaving a Legacy

 

I started my career working retail, stocking shelves. I got married and started a family. I’ve lost sleep wondering about the future of my wife and kids. Now I’m entering that area of the baton exchange, and I want to do it well. I want us all to do it well. I want my grandchildren to grow up understanding that generosity begins with an attitude that extends into every aspect of life, not just money.

I want them to understand that today begins their legacy. Because if there’s one thing I’ve discovered, it’s that true wealth encompasses all of life.

That’s the big idea. I believe we can chart a course for our lives and our families that allows us to think beyond one generation. We can outline our vision, mission, and values. And we can live that out through our generosity.

Whether you’re at the end or the beginning of life, I want to challenge you to do three things:

Work with all your heart, for God and not for men.

Hold those plans lightly, because you really have no idea what the Lord has in store.

Consider now what you want your legacy to be. It is not too early to begin.

The decisions you make today will affect the legacy you leave behind. Live your life in this world while investing your wealth in the next.

 

CHALLENGE:

How will you start living a legacy of generosity now? Maybe it’s giving materially to people in need more spontaneously, or being generous with your time to people you lead.