34 years and rollin'.....

On 4 January 2009 I turned 34 years old. Now I am not like most when it comes to my age though I may joke around and say I am younger, it is not because I wish I was, however it is because it is how I feel. I am proud to be 34 because I feel like I am still 20 or younger. God has been that good to me. And if numbers are significant...and they are, then take a gander at the following.

3...represents the Trinity. (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)
4...is the Trinity plus one...or 3+1=4. The 4 being Creation. The fourth verse in the bible is the creation of or separation of light and darkness with the sun, moon, and stars. When I think about the Stars, I think about the infinite possibilities those stars represent. So all in all, with the presence of the Trinity with #3 and the Creation and infinite possibilities with #4, I am getting ready for some great Blessings this year and some wonderful things to take place. In addition, 3+4=7...Completion, so now I am in to the year of new beginnings. God is awesome.

So what about 34? What do I have to be proud of at 34? This blog would be too long if I listed it all so here is a few....

God has redeemed me from my past trouble, and there was a lot. He has let me know that I am still His child and I still have a purpose. (tears STILL fill my eyes when I think about where He has brought me from...if you all only knew.)

I have the most amazing wife that God has granted me. I am not smart enough to ask or pray for someone as amazing as her. She has to be one of His greatest Angels and He saw fit for me to have her as my wife. Some may feel that this is a plug but it is merely the truth and a sign of how we all should appreciate and view our spouses because God can take them away when ever He desires. Every day I wake up and look in to her eyes, I see my reflection of God and it reminds me how blessed I am and what I am committed to in providing for her.

God has blessed me with two wonderful children. ME?!! As a father? Please...I never would have picked it or wanted me as a father, but God's Grace has made it so. They may not know in their young age, and may not ever fully comprehend it but despite the obstacles, despite the challenges, I will never fail them, never let them down, never throw my hands up, and am always, ALWAYS, praying and seeking a way to be an even better daddy than I was the day before. They are the Grace God gave to save me from the wrong path and the miracle that reminds me of who God is. For that, I am so grateful.

God has blessed me to be in a place to have more children down the road. To continue to pour His love in to others and share them with my wife forever. Wow, how God changes things from our past and makes you see how blessed we are. (inside thought...sorry)

My past is just that, my past and at 34, I have been fortunate to sit with wise counsel and learn, as well as sit under teaching to show me the right way. I have been blessed with a gift of writing and have been put in a place to try and impact the lives of others and tell them about this God who saved me. Some may call me wise, some may call me "deep", some wonder why I do what I do and what is the point. God. He is the point and the wisdom is merely God using my experience to help others. I had a conversation with my wife a couple weeks ago and we were talking about the titles the church gives us like Minister, etc.. I appreciate the calling God has put on my life and will walk in it, however I told my wife that it is my hope that it is not the title, the writings, or even the words I speak to others, but rather my life and how I live it that is the example people look at that brings them to Christ. Words can be poured out but if it is from an empty cup, they are only letters. And that is what I have to celebrate at 34....that I still have the chance to continue and live according to what God has and according to how He would want.

I hope your next birthday is celebrated the same way!! Happy Birthday to me...Happy Birthday to me....HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. JEFFREY....thank God I've been set free!!