Day 10: His Story – and Yours

Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God (Genesis 6:9 NIV). What will your story be?

What a tribute from God Himself to this loyal and courageous man! One amazing sentence highlights the story of Noah’s 950-year life. What God says here before the Flood is affirmed in Hebrews 11:7 and 2 Peter 2:5, more than 2,000 years later.

And note this illuminating insight into what matters most to God: His tribute does not describe Noah’s accomplishments; He describes his God-honoring character. Hmmm...

At the end of your life, what will people say about you?

God-honoring character is for all Christ-followers, including those you lead and those you disciple. It was the cry of Paul to all believers within reach of his letter:

My children, I am again suffering labor pains for you until Christ is formed in you (Galatians 4:19 HCSB).

Dallas Willard concluded his classic, Renovation of the Heart, by noting that Christlikeness is “humanity as God always intended it.” The scriptures hold this truth to be self-evident. Like Noah, your long-term impact depends on your long-term Christlike character.

What Will Your Story Be?

So now what? Perhaps these concluding questions will actually become new-beginning questions that give focus and direction to the rest of your life as a Christ-follower, leader, and discipler:

1. Candidly, are you “mostly in” or “all in” on this mission?
2. At the end of your life, what will your story be?

Read about Noah’s consistent Godliness in Genesis 6:5–8:22.

Ponder Galatians 6:9 and Hebrews 12:1–2.

Prayer: Gracious Father, may the story of my life show that what matters most to me is what matters most to You.

Skip Garmo is president of the Mission to Children (www.MissionToChildren.org), founder of Character Solutions International (www.CharacterSolutions.org), and national coordinator of the disciple-making sphere of The Mission America Coalition’s “Love2020” movement (http://www.love2020.com/disciplemaking).

The basis for this 10-day devotional series is Skip’s book, The Leader's SEEcret: Asking the Right Questions and Embracing God's Answers [http://bit.ly/LeadersSEEcret ]. Get your copy of this paradigm-changing personal, leadership, and discipling resource today.