Monday, October 18, 2010

My Next 27 Years.

Monday, October 18, 2010
My Next 27 Years. This past Friday was my birthday, as you already know since you read this blog. So this past weekend, since that day, I’ve been pondering what my life will look like 27 years from now. I will be 54 years old, and no doubt will look substantially different than I do right now. There'll be more gray hair, probably less hair in general, bigger bags under the ole' eyes. More wrinkles. But what will my life look like?
I can’t predict the future, and don’t even want to try. But I do want to set some attainable goals – some expectations for my life by that point – that I hope to have reached. God is in control, and His plan is bigger than our hopes and dreams ever could be. I’ve learned that in recent months, and I’ve also learned to be okay with that. His will and plan are bigger and better than my hopes or dreams, anyway. But my life should have certain characteristics that are timeless that should, over a period of 27 more years, grow deeper and stronger.
In my next 27 years, I want to serve Him. I want to spend the next half of my life working for the kingdom. I don’t know what all He’s going to use me to do in the future, but on my 54th birthday, I want to look back and see folks headed to heaven that weren’t 27 years prior. I want to spend these years loving on God, and loving on people. I long for my life to be a walking Gospel – pointing people to the God I love and serve with every breath I take. I want my life to be an altar.
In my next 27 years, I want to be the best at my top life priorities. If I become a husband, I want to be the best husband this world has ever seen, making my wife second only to Christ in my life. If I become a father, I want to be the best daddy this world has ever seen, pointing my kids to Jesus and helping them grow up to love Him. If I become a best friend, I want to be a friend that gives Godly advice, and doesn’t point those I love in a direction contrary to His will for their lives. If someone calls me their pastor, I want to be an under-shepherd that trusts completely in the Head-Shepherd with everything I am.
In my next 27 years, I want the theme of my life to be Jesus and His love. If I’m still on the topside in 27 years, I want my life to be a song about His amazing grace. If I’m not in heaven yet, I want to be passing out the tickets of the Gospel so the multitudes around me will be going too. If I’m not standing in the presence of Jesus in the body, I want to be living full of His presence in the Spirit – daily.
We can’t know what the next 27 years holds. We don’t have a magic 8ball to shake that will tell us what life is bringing our way. But we can know Who holds tomorrow. And we can commit our ways to Him, no matter what the future brings. So in my next 27 years, I want to fall in love with my Savior more every day. And I want to draw so close to Him that going to heaven is the only step that will take me any closer to His heart. I’m praying my next 27 years are the best yet.

That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
Blake

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