The hills of life...

I was recently looking back at some earlier posts that I've written and came across one that talked about the hills and valleys of life. I think not matter where you are in life you are either on a hill or mountain, in a valley or creek or just coming from one of those places in life.

Currently I'm on my way to the top of a huge mountain. I can see the top, I know what the goal is, I have the end in sight, but oh... I think I might be at the steepest point of the hike right now. I look around for just a second and I see the past--all the things that God has brought me through. I see the future--all the places God still wants to take me. Most of all I see a consistent theme that has been in my life for the last 10 years....

Ok, I wont' keep you on the edge of your seat any longer! The theme I see isn't hills or valleys, but instead I see God, guiding my every step. Even though it felt like I had a blindfold on the whole time because it was really hard to see the next step, looking back I can see that God did that for my own good. If I would have seen the things ten year ago that He had in store for me today, there is no way that my little tiny brain could have handled it.

I would have never thought that God cared so much about His plan for my life that he had to guard me against myself! I know that may sound weird, but it's true.

I can't believe all the people God has put in my life over the last ten years. I remember a promise that I made to myself 10 years ago next month. The question was--what 3 things can you do for the next 12 months that will affect your life for the next 10years?

I'm looking at what I wrote down all those years ago..
1. go to school
2. build relationships with God and people
3. be financially responsible

I see my attempt over the last ten years to achieve success in all those areas. I see God's blessings because right now I have all those things in my life. I guess it's time to revisit the question again. I don't think number one will be on the list again (I guess you can never say never, and I am going to a talk on PhD schools next week) because there isn't much school left that I could do! Never the less, something to mull over for the next 3 months,

I know God has great things in store for me and I know that the next 10 years are going to be even greater and more challenging then the last ten years.

Think big my friends, God has far more for us then we can even imagine!