We had a guy take the WRC logo and have it tattooed on his arm. Now I know that Gary Lamb and some of his guys got a little tipsy one night ( ) and got the R tattooed on the back of their legs, but we didn’t even pay this guy he just showed up at church with the tattoo. He said it helped remind him of the change in his life and what WRC meant to him.

What tags do you have that remind you of life change? I have some scars from some years ago that remind me daily of unpleasant events in my life but I have to struggle to think about how positive things have tagged my life. This is especially helpful when things are getting me down. When I get real depressed or feeling sorry for myself I sometimes have to start writing down things God has done in my life. If I’m not too depressed I go back a few years. If I’m really down in the dumps I may have to go all the way back to my salvation in 1970.

So, I’m tagged by my experiences to a large extent. Both good and bad. I can let Satan get the best of me and remember the bad times or I can allow the Holy Spirit to win out and hold tight to the good things God has done in my life. I try to keep the cup at least half full, but I must admit sometimes it can get half empty.

I’m also tagged somewhat by my reputation. There are some people I have fooled that really believe I know what I’m talking about. There are some folks I have counseled that think I’m a half bubble off center and there are some that might even say I have helped them somewhere on the journey. There are church planters that would vouch for me on a brochure and some that would cuss me for my advice or lack of it. A lot of guys blame me for some decisions that I had no control over in the denominational realm. But no excuses. I will say this though I think at least in that sphere each church planter got what he paid for, which was usually nothing. I usually even paid for lunch or coffee so I could spout all the bull I wanted.

So when the day is over and you preached your last sermon how will others tag you? Does that matter to you. At the end I want of course the tag, “well done good and faithful servant.” But honestly I hope when I hang up my jeans (since I don’t have spurs) and my double x t-shirts I hope some church planter will say about me, “Jimi helped me go to the next level.” Then it will be worth it. I think that’s called legacy. What will yours be?

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