
Lincoln communicated this thought when speaking of himself, "I don't know who my grandfather was, but I am more concerned to know what his grandson will be." We can all find things to admire about our forefathers. We can all expound the virtues of Godly people who influenced us as we grew up. However, that is them, they are not us! We have to be honest with ourselves. We need to quit trying to fool ourselves. In his Second Inaugural address Lincoln used these words from the Book Of Psalms 19:9, " The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether." In other words, it's really only the God of the Bible and His opinion about us that counts.
Thank God for the good people that have made positive impacts in our lives. It is right to trumpet the exploits of their noble endeavors, but their shadow is not our shadow. We have to cast our own. May who we become, and who God wants us to be, become more and more the same person. We have work to do.
Lincoln said it best, "You have to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was."
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