significant legacy and their impact is
still felt today. But what about women?
While women may not be com-
memorated for their powerful legacies in
the same way men are, they are equally
as important. A legacy is more than
financial wealth to leave behind, your
name in record books, or monuments in
your honor. Legacy is the story of your
life that lives on after you leave this
earth. Shaping a legacy means outliving
your life by intentionally investing in the
impact you will leave beyond your time
on this earth. Every person has a part
in crafting the legacy they will leave
behind – whether for good, or for bad.
Throughout history, and today, women
are shaping powerful legacies even
though the world may not often recognize
it in the same way. There is a difference
in what the world considers valuable,
and what God considers valuable.
The world’s economy says power,
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recognition, fame and accomplishment
are major indicators of someone that
has created a significant legacy. Yet in
Scripture, we see over and over again
God remind us that the “meek will inherit
the earth” (Matthew 5:5), and that the
“last will be first and the first will be last”
(Matthew 20:6). These counter-intuitive
instructions can teach us a great deal
about crafting our own legacy.
Rather than pursuing the temporal
things of this world, a lasting legacy will
be made by investing in things that are
eternal. God’s Word and human souls are
the two things that are eternal. Investing
in these may not gain us the world’s
recognition, but it will gain something
of much greater value – eternal impact.
Women today are uniquely equipped
to shape an eternal legacy. Women are
often the ones initiating the gatherings,
making time for relationships, pouring
into others, and sharing stories. All of