I turn 26 today. I write this with sore fingertips (the result of a recent, hilariously bad manicure), having slept very little and accompanied by the nausea that has followed me around for much of this week.
But as I said to God this morning, these things in no way diminish my gratitude for my most recent year of life, nor my excitement for the year to come.
I am so grateful for another year of life.
God has brought me so many things in this past year: kindred spirits, good books, a career trajectory I love, the joy of discipline, resilience. I will spend today celebrating with friends and will have fun phone calls with family. I am loved and love back, deeply.
Like any other human being, there are areas of my life that are painful and one in particular that scalds me every time I go near it. That is okay. I share my burdens with God and others who love Him and me, and keep moving forward.
The older I get, the more grateful I become that I get to grow older. I get to grow in maturity, discipline and wisdom. I get to become more loving and faithful and kind. I get to become more like Jesus.
Praise God. I can't wait to see what 26 will hold.
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