LEGACY (OBITUARY) - PART 2

I thought we would just do a single part of this topic. But after writing the first part, I discovered there are more things to talk about on legacy, as the Lord inspires me. We all have a specific time to spend on earth, and God has given us some assignments or projects to carry out within that time. Of all that we do here on earth, the love we give to others matters a lot. Many of us think we can't help or give to people without having millions. Don’t be deceived, the woman that gave Jesus her token in the Bible, actually gave all she had, which means it was her best. When some of us want to give a brother or sister something, we give them just anything. The truth is not all gifts are acceptable. All that we have or acquired was given to us by God. So it doesn’t cost Him anything to take it back if you won’t use it well. We have failed to realize that our love or help is for a particular time. If you don’t give it when it is needed, it becomes automatically useless when you try to give it at another time when it is not needed. For example, if someone needs some money for an operation in the hospital and you can give the money needed to save the person’s life but you refuse, if you spend $10 million later, it is useless. Please lend your helping hand when it is needed. In this part of the world, we see people spending so much money on funerals. I just smile and ask who these people are deceiving. Most of them didn’t even show love to the person that died. We will all leave this world one day but let me ask you, have you shown genuine love to people around you? Let your life be full of love and you will notice that it is the best way to live. We won’t always have unemployed graduates in our midst. Whenever you see someone you can help get a job, please do it on time, because after some time your help will no longer be needed. We won’t always have the same sick, poor, helpless, jobless, or lonely people around us who need our help. Do what you can when they come to you or you see them. Life is all about giving and giving alone. Giving is not just about money or material things, your smile and love could raise some people's hopes and make them happy. Let me digress a bit, when you frown, you are not only harming yourself but also harming people around you. Like someone who just needs a smile on your face to be happy won’t find it there. When you are fond of receiving from people and you don’t want to give, you are just deceiving yourself. The giving hand will always be at the top and the receiving hand will remain below. Givers never lack. Let the foundation or bedrock of your legacy be love. Let’s stop being greedy and selfish. No matter how much you help others get better in life, their wealth or riches will not affect yours. The space at the top is so much that it will contain every one of us. Let's help everyone we have the capacity or opportunity to help. I want us to consider this song by Hezekiah Walker – I Need You to Survive [Chorus] I need you You need me We're all a part of God's body Stand with me Agree with me We're all a part of God's body It is His will that every need be supplied You are important to me I need you to survive [x2] [Vamp] I pray for you You pray for me I love you I need you to survive I won't harm you With words from my mouth I love you I need you to survive This means we need each other to exist. We must always stand to help or support each other when the need arises. Do not wait for the person you love to die before you show him or her how much you love them, it will be too late. In leaving a good legacy, let’s learn to pray for each other and arise when anyone around us needs someone to lean on. My final words; We will all leave this world someday. The things you do will determine the legacy you are leaving. May we all live long. But mind what you say, what you do, where you go, what you eat and wear. AYODEJI ANIFOWOSE Twitter: @gfatherghusband Instagram: @gfather_ghusband, @ayodeji.anifowose Facebook: www.facebook.com/greatfathergreathusband, www.facebook.com/ayodeji.anifowose E-mail: ayollc.company@gmail.com www.ayodejianifowose.com