"My help comes from You. You're right here, pulling me through. You carry my weakness, my sickness, my brokenness all on Your shoulders. My help comes from You. You are my rest, my rescue. I don't have to see to believe that You're lifting me up on Your shoulders." These lyrics from for KING & COUNTRY's "Shoulders" tell us that in God we can find help in times of need. We should put our trust in Him! Proverbs 3:5-6 says, "Trust in the Lord with all you heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." (NIV)
The key verse for this evening is Psalm 49:17: "For he will take nothing with him when he dies, his splendor will not descend with him." (NIV)
Our vision should be something that our successors can continue striving for after we are gone. Maxwell distinguishes a vision from an inheritance. A vision is something that goes on long after we are gone. In contrast, an inheritance is very temporary and can be spent. The length of each is the key difference. our vision should live on in light of eternity. Maxwell says, "Only a vision that outlives them, a vision connected to eternity, will fulfill a godly leader. In other words, we must build a legacy."
Maxwell asks, "What are you leaving behind-an inheritance or a legacy?"
I like to think that I left a legacy as I left OSUIT. And I really think that I did. One of the Vice Presidents told me as I walked across the stage, "It's gonna be hard to let you go." That tells me that I left a big impression while I was there.
What are you leaving for your successors?
Pray this prayer: Father, help me to build a lasting vision that my successors can continue moving toward. Help me to leave a vision, much more than an inheritance. In Jesus' Name I pray. Amen!
God bless you!
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