Friend:
This April 2015, I will celebrate my 30th birthday! Honestly, I didn't think I would live this long. Seriously! Where have the years gone? It seems every day of life has been jam-packed full of both wonderful and horrible things I wondered if I would survive, and yet here I am, going strong and wondering why there always seems to be some kind of helicopter still landing in my life.
This April 2015, I will celebrate my 30th birthday! Honestly, I didn't think I would live this long. Seriously! Where have the years gone? It seems every day of life has been jam-packed full of both wonderful and horrible things I wondered if I would survive, and yet here I am, going strong and wondering why there always seems to be some kind of helicopter still landing in my life.
I have discovered some wonderful advantages to growing older
and have learned some valuable
lessons along the way. Each chapter of life seems to grow more exciting, and I keep wondering when that "slow
down" thing is going to kick in. I
am no longer overly concerned with a lot of things that once kept me awake at night.
I can say with authority that you probably will live through
that crisis you think will be
the death of you. What defines you today may very well seem ridiculous in ten years or even ten days. Stupidity
will give way to wisdom learned the hard
way. I now give myself permission to do or not do things I once would have felt compelled to do simply because it
was someone's ridiculous expectation …
not God's plan. My friends have certainly changed over the years. I am no longer desperate to please the
people who leer at me through the glass
bowl in which I live. Nope! I truly strive to run the race of life for a friend of One.
Yes, there are moments when I have made a frenzied and desperate attempt to stay young. But then, why would I want to do that? There are many years of my life I really do not want to revisit, and there is so much of my life now that I love.
What about you? Are you living each day to the fullest? Jesus is all about living an abundant life in the here and now … whatever stage of life that might be for you. Jesus came so that we can live abundantly and eternally. Eternity began the moment you accepted Him as your Lord and Savior. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away.
Let's Pray:
Father, I want to live life to the fullest. I want everything you have for me and don't want to miss a single blessing or trial that is for my good. Please help me keep my eyes on You and celebrate every day and all that it holds. I trust You, Lord, to work all things together for my good and Your glory. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Now It's Your Turn:
Today, make the decision to celebrate life and all God has for you. Listen, my friend, you were planned and wanted by God. God is crazy about you and wants an intimate relationship with you. I pray that you will see yourself in the eyes of God, a chosen child.
Yes, there are moments when I have made a frenzied and desperate attempt to stay young. But then, why would I want to do that? There are many years of my life I really do not want to revisit, and there is so much of my life now that I love.
What about you? Are you living each day to the fullest? Jesus is all about living an abundant life in the here and now … whatever stage of life that might be for you. Jesus came so that we can live abundantly and eternally. Eternity began the moment you accepted Him as your Lord and Savior. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away.
Let's Pray:
Father, I want to live life to the fullest. I want everything you have for me and don't want to miss a single blessing or trial that is for my good. Please help me keep my eyes on You and celebrate every day and all that it holds. I trust You, Lord, to work all things together for my good and Your glory. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Now It's Your Turn:
Today, make the decision to celebrate life and all God has for you. Listen, my friend, you were planned and wanted by God. God is crazy about you and wants an intimate relationship with you. I pray that you will see yourself in the eyes of God, a chosen child.
Thank you for bringing
life to my life!
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