Sep 7, 2026 · 35 min · 9 segments
What if the biggest thing God wants to do through your life won’t be finished in your lifetime? Following Jesus means choosing a long obedience in the same direction—planting seeds of faith, love, and…
And the reason I bring this up is because I had a mentor who challenged me to write my obituary back in 2008.
And his instruction was, begin with the end in mind.
And I know it's a bit of a morbid thought for a Sunday morning.
You don't want to think about this right now, Kyle, I'm sure.
But I actually have my journal from 2008 where I wrote down this assignment.
I'll read just a little bit of it to you.
He was completely surrendered to and passionate for the Lord.
He was a man of integrity, great wisdom and discernment.
He loved others as Christ loved his church.
Dustin loved his family with reckless abandon.
He loved his family as Christ loved the church.
He was a great friend.
He was trustworthy and loving.
He always took time to listen to and really care about what was going on in people's lives.
And he didn't allow work to dominate his life.
That is an important one to add.
And I won't read all of it.
I won't bore you with it.
But as I read through this, and as we take time to begin with the end in mind, I think we will discover that deep down, we all want our lives to count for something.
It's why we ask the question, what on earth am I here for? It's also the question we've been wrestling with for the past two months.
We're wrapping that up today.
And the reason I bring this up is because I had a mentor who challenged me to write my obituary back in 2008.
And his instruction was, begin with the end in mind.
And I know it's a bit of a morbid thought for a Sunday morning.
You don't want to think about this right now, Kyle, I'm sure.
But I actually have my journal from 2008 where I wrote down this assignment.
I'll read just a little bit of it to you.
He was completely surrendered to and passionate for the Lord.
He was a man of integrity, great wisdom and discernment.
He loved others as Christ loved his church.
Dustin loved his family with reckless abandon.
He loved his family as Christ loved the church.
He was a great friend.
He was trustworthy and loving.
He always took time to listen to and really care about what was going on in people's lives.
And he didn't allow work to dominate his life.
That is an important one to add.
And I won't read all of it.
I won't bore you with it.
But as I read through this, and as we take time to begin with the end in mind, I think we will discover that deep down, we all want our lives to count for something.
It's why we ask the question, what on earth am I here for? It's also the question we've been wrestling with for the past two months.
We're wrapping that up today.
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