Saturday, June 09, 2007

• Three decades later

  Well, it is almost here.  The day that I have been waiting for my whole life is just around the corner.  On July 18, I will turn 30!  When most women curl up in a ball in the corner and mourn the loss of youth, I stand on a chair in the middle of the room celebrating leaving those days behind.  What is it about 30 that has always been so exciting for me?  I am not sure.  I think it has to do with the fact that somewhere in the back of my mind I think it will magically change other's perception of me.  Somehow 30 seems to be viewed as fully adult.  Lets face it, I was never much of a kid anyway.  So, here I am. 

  What do I want my 30's to be like?  Ideally, I will meet and marry the man God has for me and start my family.  Professionally, I will complete my MA soon and hope to work in a clinical practice.  Then a few years down the road, I would like to be a professor.  Personally, I want to change the world one person at a time with the hope and peace that is only found in Christ.  I want to be used mightily by the One who has blessed me so graciously.  I want to see the world and minister to lives.  I want to make an eternal difference in the grand scheme of things.  I want to stand out from the crowd; to be a city on a hill; a light for the darkness.  I want to realize my place as a daughter of the King of Creation.  I want to see less of me and more of Him.  I want to be so filled with the Holy Spirit that God's desires truly become my desires.  I want to welcome trial and adversity as a means to develop patience and perseverence.  I want to love God unashamedly. 

  These are my thoughts.  If you have any questions, feel free to ask.  God recently gave me some new perspective on a familiar verse.  Phil. 1:6 promises that God has started an amazing work in each of our lives and as we continually submit to His plans for our lives, He will continue that work until Christ returns.  His work in and through us does not die when we do.  It is an eternal work!  It will not end until this world ends and every knee bows to confess Christ as Lord.  What a tremendous thought! The ministry and work of Moses, Abraham, David, Paul, and every other child of God continues on today through the legacy they leave behind.  What will your legacy leave to future generations? What we do for Christ today will continue to effect each and every generation until Christ returns! 

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