Think of your children, your grandchildren, your great-grandchildren. What is the legacy you are going to leave them? How would you want to remembered? Will you be the guy who simply worked to accomplish a lot and left them some money, but was really "kind of an a*hole"? Will you be remembered as a man who was mostly passive, doing what it was required of him but not too engaged after all? Will you simply continue the legacy of absence and hurt that you inherited from your own father?
Or will you choose to draw a line in the sand and say "It ends here. All that ends with me"?. What if you could actually be remembered as the one who paved the way for a life of wholeness for your family. As the one who, in the face of all adversity, chose to change the family line. The one who believed God and His promises and set out into an adventure to receive all that God had for him and the ones he loved?
What would it be like if your children and your generations could say this about you: "I thank God for Him. He modeled for us what a good father and a good man really is. He fought for us well, he sacrificed time, money, recognition and fame for us and always put us first. He taught us both with his words and his actions what it really means to love God and walk with Him. He was wild... and good. When many would have given up, he stood up and persevered. He stood firm against evil for our sake. He loved us well.... And today we are who we are because of him."
“Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches are in their houses, and their righteousness endures forever. ”
It can be done. And it all starts with consent. With saying Yes to God. With choosing to follow Him wholeheartedly. With choosing not to surrender but to stand up once more and fight. It won't be easy but it will be worth it. For you, for the ones you love and for your generations. That is a legacy worth leaving.