Filed under: Life in General
When trying to make the decision of whether or not Meri and I should move to Cleveland a friend of mine told me that most people tend to make decisions based on the 2 or 3 most recent snapshots of their life. That no one really thinks about the past and almost nobody really looks to the future, but instead they look only at yesterday, today and tomorrow.
I've been thinking a lot lately about how young I am. I'm only 26 years old.
I work with this guy named Dale, an amazing man of God, who's 53 years old. Yesterday he and his wife celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. As he shared about their anniversary celebration I was reminded again how young I am. He talked about who they were when they first got married and who they are now. How they had been through so much. Dale's 30 years older than me. He and his wife have been married 10 times as long as Meri and I.
There's so much time left.
I am constantly freaking out about the 3 snapshots that I'm looking at. I look at the picture of yesterday, I see the picture of tomorrow, and I start freaking out about how "slow" things seem to be going today. I've been living an adult life for 4 years (which if we're being honest is longer than I've ever done anything in my life) and will probably be doing it for at least 40 or 50 more years.
There are so many snapshots yet to be developed. It's OK that I haven't become everything that God has called me to be. It's just fine that my circle of influence isn't huge. It really is a good thing that I'm still getting to know my wife, and maybe even a better thing to realize I'm just starting to get to know myself.
I just need to chill the heck out, enjoy the snapshots, and live.
