He who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. (Proverbs 11:25)It can be an enlightening exercise to write one's own obituary. What do we want others to say about us after we're gone? The trick is to not stop with just writing those kind words, but then to live a life to make that self-written obituary fitting and true.
The writers of Proverbs assert that what goes around comes around. Whether it's generosity or greed, kindness or malice, the things we do have a way of coming back, either to benefit us or to haunt us.
Jesus said, With the measure you use, it will be measured to you (Matthew 7:2). Wow! It's my choice!
With the measure I use, it will be measured to me. I get to choose. Just a few verses earlier, Proverbs 11:17 reads: A kind man benefits himself.
Every life writes its own obituary. What's your life writing?
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