Legacy of Faithfulness

No matter who we are or whatever our call,both practically and spiritually,it takes a lifetime to leave behinda legacy of faithfulness.Is faithfulness scarred by many a blow/wound?Yes. But faithfulness is both gauntlet and goal!Its achievement possible only through persistent perseverance.Persistent perseverance only truly possible through many-a-prayerand the sacred awareness of the giver of our abilities and its charge! If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.(click link to the whole glorious chapter on guidelines for faithfulness) Whether carpenter, housewife, spouse, preacher, poet, parent, teacher, butcher, baker,truckdriver, candlestick maker, you-name-it...faithfulness is never an overnight success! My carpenter good naturedly allowed me to take his picture and said he doesn't mind if I use it on today's post...He has just started his own business and is hoping, task by task to leave behinda legacy of faithful care to his calling.Below is his business card if you live in the areaand are looking for someone to do a home-project! (With so many carpenters in my family & friend circle its hard to choose who to ask!!)but while Shawn (family friend) was trying to decide whether to take this leap of faithand go on his own we promised him if he does, we will give him this bathroom to do😊 A legacy of faithfulness is not hastily wroughtIt cannot be accomplished by the high of noble thoughtThe reeling rush of feeling as it meets matters of factCannot be counted on to keep meek faithfulness intact A legacy of faithfulness does not attract applauseAs it weathers the thick and thin of Is becoming WasNo one grand leap of faith is faithfulness, over and doneBut step by step and day by day its legacy is won A legacy of faithfulness perseveres, come what mayIn its steadfast commitment to love, honor and obeyThrough ebb and flow of high and low, faithfulness grins and groansWhile learning the footwork/knee-work of stumbling blocks and stepping stones A legacy of faithfulness, forged from prayers, smiles and tearsAwakes awareness of how moments are the sum of yearsAnd years become far more than numbers on a birthday cakeYears are the culmination of what meted moments make A legacy of faithfulness takes a lifetime to fillWhere today, always center stage gathers its scenes untilLife’s summary of seasons has collected in its swayThe very best of reasons to live/give our best each day No matter who, or what we do, or where, we share this lot;The onus of a legacy of faithfulness, or notWhere it is futile to despair; but rather bear in mindThe beauty/duty of this moment and how we leave it behind A legacy of faithfulness is not impossibleHe who is faithful helps us, like a daily miracleBy His sufficient grace we go, entrusting to His keepLife's legacy of faithfulness; till faith's last flying leap © Janet Martin And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.