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Day 10: His Story—and Yours Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God (Genesis 6:9 NIV). What will your story be? What a tribute from God Himself to this loyal and courageous man! One amazing sentence highlights the story of Noah’s 950-year life. What God says here before the Flood is affirmed in Hebrews 11:7 and 2 Peter 2:5, more than 2,000 years later. And note this illuminating insight into what matters most to God: His tribute does not describe Noah’s accomplishments; He describes his God-honoring character. Hmmm . . . At the end of your life, what will people say about you? God-honoring character is for all Christ-followers, including those you lead and those you disciple. It was the cry of Paul to all believers within reach of his letter: My children, I am again suffering labor pains for you until Christ is formed in you (Galatians 4:19 HCSB). Dallas Willard concluded his classic, Renovation of the Heart, by noting that Christlikeness is “humanity as God always intended it.” The scriptures hold this truth to be self-evident. Like Noah, your long-term impact depends on your long-term Christlike character. What Will Your Story Be? So now what? Perhaps these concluding questions will actually become new-beginning questions that give focus and direction to the rest of your life as a Christ-follower, leader, and discipler: 1. Candidly, are you “mostly in” or “all in” on this mission? 2. At the end of your life, what will your story be? Read about Noah’s consistent Godliness in Genesis 6:5–8:22. Ponder Galatians 6:9 and Hebrews 12:1–2. Prayer: Gracious Father, may the story of my life show that what matters most to me is what matters most to You. ________________________________________ Skip Garmo is president of the Mission to Children (www.MissionToChildren.org), founder of Character Solutions International (www.CharacterSolutions.org), and national coordinator of the disciple-making sphere of The Mission America Coalition’s “Love2020” movement (http://www.love2020.com/disciplemaking). The basis for this 10-day devotional series is Skip’s book, The Leader's SEEcret: Asking the Right Questions and Embracing God's Answers [http://bit.ly/LeadersSEEcret ]. Get your copy of this paradigm-changing personal, leadership, and discipling resource today.