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The Living Legacy: Writing a Spiritual Will

You spent years planning your financial will, but you might be forgetting the one inheritance that matters more than money.

David Miller
4 min read
A warm, inviting scene of a handwritten letter resting on a wooden desk next to an open Bible

We spend the better part of our adult lives consulting with financial planners, estate attorneys, and tax specialists to ensure our physical assets are passed on to our family members and loved ones after we pass. We labor over the "what" of our lives - the real estate, the balances, and the family jewelry - yet we often completely ignore the "why." If you leave your children a million dollars but fail to leave them the values that helped you earn and steward it, you have left them rich in pocket but dangerously poor in spirit. A "Spiritual Will" is not a legal document; it is a heartfelt transmission of the soul, a letter that can bring generations together. It articulates the convictions that kept you grounded, the faith that helped you keep going, and the wisdom you hope will guide your children (and their children!) one day. In a world that is increasingly disconnected from its roots, a written testimony of your personal walk with God provides a spiritual "true north" for your grandchildren. It serves as a permanent record of the divine interventions you witnessed, ensuring that the stories of God’s faithfulness are not buried with you, but instead become the foundation upon which the next generation builds their own lives.

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