Hey ya’ll, I just had to share something with you that I received this weekend. It blessed me so much!!!!
A group of ladies in a neighboring county have been doing my Legacy Bible study, From the Trash Pile to the Treasure Chest: Creating a Godly Legacy. I received a handful of letters from them sharing with me the parts of the study that touched their hearts. As I read them, all I could say was, “thank you, Jesus”, because Jesus really wrote the study. He just used me to type it. Check out a few of their thoughts:
“Leah, I am your 95 year old student. I guess it is true that we are never too old to learn. Until this study I had not thought about my leaving a legacy, or of having one left to me. I can see how blessed I have been by those of my family and friends. I pray my life will be a blessing to those who come after me and I will be remembered as one who loved the Lord, my family and friends.” Ya’ll, get out of here!! 95 years old and still learning!!! If that doesn’t bless you, well, your heart is just hard!!
“This is a wonderful, eye-opening study, firmly based on Scripture. Being asked to write our own story really wrapped up all we learned. Thank you and your friends for candidly sharing your stories. Each one was beautifully painted with God’s faithfulness.” Ummm, yes, candid might not even begin to describe how transparent we were as we shared our own legacy building stories in this study.
“[The Legacy study]…has been my first as I am a new Christian since May 24, 2011. I must say that ‘Godly Legacy’ has had a major impact on me and has shed yet another new light onto my life. The legacy stories shared in your book are awesome and touching and have shown me the importance of leaving my own legacy based on faith, character, and holiness.” I am just about over the moon to have the opportunity to place such a crucial study in the hands of a new Christian. YES!!!!
“Awesome–the entire study!!!! I am 66 years old, and I’m embarrassed to say it, I gave little thought to my legacy even though I had been weaving my legacy for years. Your study brought deep thought and a thorough soul searching in my life for these six week.” Praise God!!!
” [The Legacy study}… was a well written, God inspired Bible study. It made me really think about what type of legacy I am leaving behind. The daily homework had humor, was easy to do, yet made me really think about my legacy. Week Four really stepped on my toes because my tongue gets me in trouble.” Yes, my precious sister, my tongue will be my undoing yet. I feel your pain.
“I wish this book had been available when I was younger. I can’t help but think what a blessing it would be if my granddaughters could have participated in this Bible study.” Stay tuned friends. In December I have some exciting news to share with you and maybe your granddaughters and other can participate in a Legacy study group
“The testimonies (in the study) by Leah and others were not sugar coated, but brutally honest. Many times we are able to see the sin of others, but have a hard time acknowledging our own. Yet, Leah placed us, through this study, in a position which allowed us to see ourself as God sees us and it ‘ain’t purty’. I found the lessons interesting enough that I did not want to stop at the end of the day’s lesson, but wanted to continue. The self examination did not stop at the end of the lesson, since I found myself thinking and praying about how my actions reflected my legacy.” Brutally honest–yep, we sure were. It is only when we, as Christians, are REAL and TRANSPARENT about our struggles that those who don’t know Christ can see how He works in our lives. They have to know we are real people with real struggles–just like them.
Are you interested in doing the Legacy study or leading a group? Youth leaders—this is a very appropriate study for teens. I have PLENTY of books that you can order from me. Questions about the study? Email me at pointministries at gmail dot com.
