Living Life on Purpose // Living a Life that Leaves a Legacy of Love, Part 2

<p>In life, there are no rehearsals. There are only performances. We get one crack at this life and if we want to achieve something, if we want to live the sort of life that leaves a lasting legacy of love – then we need to live life on purpose and live it in the power of God.</p> <h4> </h4> <h4><span style="color: #ff9900;"><strong>Beginning with the End in Mind</strong></span></h4> <p>I want to share something with you today that changed my life. It was the turning point for me from a life of complete selfishness and self-indulgence to a life of doing the best I can with who I am and what I have to serve other people. When I read this short passage that I’m about to share with you, my whole world caved in because I knew ... I knew, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that my life was on the wrong course. You may have heard of the book <em>"</em><em>The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People"</em> by Steven Covey. It’s been a bestseller for many years. I read it back in the early to mid-1990s, at a time when I was on a self-improvement venture, and it was habit number two in that book that brought me unstuck. Have a listen to what Covey writes:</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><em>In your mind’s eye, see yourself going to the funeral of a loved one. Picture yourself driving to the funeral parlour or the chapel, parking the car and getting out. As you walk inside the building, you notice the flowers and the soft organ-music. You see the faces of friends and family you pass along the way. You feel the shared sorrow of losing, the joy of having known, that radiates from the hearts of the people there. As you walk down the front of the room, and you look inside the casket, you suddenly come face to face with yourself. This is your funeral three years from today. All these people have come to honour you; to express feelings of love and appreciation for your life.</em></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><em>As you take a seat and wait for the service to begin, you look at the programme in your hand. There are to be four