A Legacy of Love (Adrian)

"A new command I give you: 
Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. John 13:34

When I first heard about the news, apart from a few practical things, THE thing that immediately came to my mind is, "Oh, "SH?T" what have I done".

• Not that I have done anything wrong. If you are a Christian, you will understand what I mean. 
• I am going to face God on my own. Do you have any idea what this means? Chapters of my life kept flashing back at me, things that I have done in the past.
• "Am I ready?" I talked to myself. 
• Perhaps, the question I am really searching was, "How do I know I am ready?"

•  On one hand, I knew my God is a good father and salvation is by grace and not by doing.
• However, I don't want to face Him in shame,  How could I go empty hand? What am I going to bring to Him? Have I live a life worthy of His calling? Will He call me a loyal and faithful servant?
• Many things I have done in the past but what are the things that matter and of value? Did I build on sand or on solid ground?
• Have I fought the good fight?

I quickly realised most things in life don't matter any more, 

• what does it matter if you drive a better car? have a better career than the others?
• none of the material things, none of the social status in the world and even in church matters, 
• I could not take any of these away.

Nevertheless, I believe there are a few things that matter and of eternal values.

• My memories
• My relationship with Father God and 
• My relationship with other people, 
• Practically the time that I have invested on others' souls. 
• These are the things of eternal values and they will stay forever.

For many years, I teach a concept of "Sheep-herding" in our congregation.

• it means,  
• as an individual we are a "sheep"
• together we are a "herd". 
• we may not all be a pastor by employment, but we all have pastoral duties over another soul. 
• our lives are interlocking with one another and 
• the base of all foundations is "Love", without love there is simply no base for anything.
• the true meaning of our lives is based on how much we have "invested on other people's lives".

In the past 2 months, 

• I have the privilege of meeting with many people, reading many messages, cards and emails.
• Each one reminded me the blessed time that we have journeyed.  
• I thank God for all the opportunities that He has given me. 
• I thank God for all the divine appointments that He has granted me with the others
• I wouldn't trade these for anything. 
• These are the memories that I am going to take away when the time comes.