Well seeing as it's Father's Day I deemed it appropriate to write a part three to my mini series. I wanted to talk about my heritage.
My daughter asked me recently what heritage meant. I responded very Websters dictionarily (is that a word? maybe I should look it up...) and told her it was something passed down from generation to generation. The next day she was telling me about how, at school, she likes to work as quickly as she can while still doing a good job. I said, "Ah ha!" loudly and freaked her out because she thought she was in trouble. I explained to her how that was part of her heritage! Something that was important to my Grandpa that he passed on to my dad who passed it on (the nice way of saying it was expected and enforced especially in our family business...) to me and it is now, apparently a skill or attribute I have passed on to my own daughter. I like to think of it as a skill though because darn it you get so much more done that way!
There are many things that I am thankful are part of my heritage. My love of gardening and nature. My eagerness to laugh and have a good time. My love for music and singing. My love for my family. Above all I am most thankful that my dad passed on to me his zeal for God. My dad was an amazing preacher and I remember so many of his messages, but one that stands out in regards to my heritage is the one he preached on 2 Kings 10:16. "Come with me and see my zeal for The Lord." There was nothing more important to my father than living his life for The Lord to the utmost capacity of his being. He was an all or nothing kind of guy. And when it came to his faith in Jesus it was all! He preached it from the pulpit and led by example.
Come with me and see my zeal for The Lord. It is my deepest desire that my children see this alive in me and that they too become part of that heritage.
A zealous heritage. That's what I have.
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