We are a performance-driven society. I don’t know of anyone who would argue against that statement. Our high levels of performance are often the product of an inner desire for significance. In short, a legacy. The quest for a legacy is a quest for our lives to have significance and influence long after our deaths. So we pour ourselves into achieving high levels of performance.
Performance alone will not create a legacy. Aaron Hernandez, former tight end of the New England Patriots, had performance. But he lacked in character and relationships. He will spend the rest of his life in prison. Bernie Madoff had performance. But he cheated people of their money and drew his family into his schemes. His son committed suicide and he will spend his life in prison.
No matter who skilled we are, no matter how big of kingdom we build, it will all blow away in the winds of time unless we have P, C, and R. Specifically, Performance x Character x Relationships = Legacy
A legacy is formed when we win in our performance, character and relationships.
Pastor Stephen