It's hard to believe in 1 week I'll be thirty years old. That sounds so much older than I feel! Thinking back, I see God's hand at work in every stage.
High school was sometimes lonely and sometimes a lot of fun. I learned to hold to Christ and be strong for Him in the midst of pop-culture.
College was a confusing time for me. I had never attended a Christian school before so I had expectations of it that weren't realistic. A lot of people around me who attended didn't always act Christian-like. I also learned that my own perceptions of right and wrong weren't always as sure as I once thought and that I needed to compare everything to the Bible. I learned that my striving meant that God couldn't work for me and once I stopped striving so hard...he brought me exactly what I wouldn't have found on my own...my husband, B.
My first seven years of marriage have taught me that I can love someone more than myself. I have learned to never do something just because that is what culture expects me to do, but to follow God's leading instead. I have learned that God loves me for who I am unconditionally--no if's, and's or but's. I have learned that Jesus is not just a way to salvation, He's also my best friend. I have learned that to be a friend I need to listen, not just talk.
Well...that's all my reflections for now.
--by grace
5 comments:
Seven years of marriage already! We're just coming up on ONE, so seven seems like a lot to us! :)
Believe me, it goes so fast! Enjoy every year... :)
I can't believe you'll be 30 in 2 days!!! That is crazy!! I loved this post! Isn't it amazing how we don't always know what God is up to, but when we look back, we see how He perfectly worked out everything! I needed a reminder in that area!! :)
Happy 30th Birthday!!!! :D I hope and pray it is GREAT! Love ya much!
Thanks Erika! Lova ya too!
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