Speak Into Someone's Life

Today's guest writer is Erik Rebstock, a successful business entrepreneur/business owner who is now Pastor of Men's Ministries at Fellowship Alliance Chapel in NJ. Erik works daily with men on issues of leadership and character and how to live those out in the workplace.

Do You Know Gutzon Borglum?

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln. Great men, great legacies. Their faces were hewn into the granite peaks of Mt. Rushmore by sculptor Gutzon Borglum and 400 other men over the span of nearly 14 years. These four men made an indelible impact on the lives of all Americans and perhaps the entire world.

According to author Chip Ingram, we all have a personal Mt. Rushmore. Think of the people who've spoken into your life. The one’s who trained you, taught you, molded you. These are the men and women who literally shaped your very existence. They are your Mt. Rushmore.

Imagine what your life would be like now if they never bothered to speak into it then.

Consider the opportunity you have to end up on the Rushmore of someone else’s life. The world is full of young men and women who are waiting, hoping, praying for someone to have an impact on them. Hoping for someone to take a risk and build a legacy in their life. Praying for someone to train them, teach them, disciple them, mold them.

Just like someone did for you.

Imagine what their life will be like if you speak into it.

Now: imagine what it will be like if you don’t.

Comments

[Dave Brock]

Nice post! I would add, Imagine the fullfillment in your life by speaking into others. In my experience, it sometimes feels that I get more in the process of giving than I have given the others.

Great post to think about over the weekend.

[John DeFlumeri Jr]

That's quite a challebge, to become worth enough to end up on the Mt Rushmore of somebody else's life. I will try to do that.

John DeFlumeri Jr Clearwater, Fla

[Frode H]

This is one thing that all leaders should try to achieve. If you live your life to make others the best they can be, you will have a great chance of becoming ledgendary. I just wrote a similar post about how one sentence can change your life. Same principle.