30 is great!

I have been 30 years old for a week now and it is not as exciting as I was told it would be. I thought that instantly wisdom would somehow seep into my brain when I made it to this age. I was most confident that by 30 I would be famous, well reknown in my field, and writing books about why my life has been so successful so that others could be like me. Those things have not happened yet. I have however recieved a notice from my health insurance company to congratulate me on becoming 30 and to let me know that my insurance rate would increase significantly because I was "maturing". That made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

I must admit that God has been more than good to me in this life. I can remember being 10 or 12 years old and planning out my life. By age 30 I planned on being married, having 2-3 children, having a Ph. D in something, being able to provide for my family financially so that my wife could be a stay at home mom, and being active in the church. Well minus 1-2 children and the Ph. D, God has more than blessed me with what I thought I would have at this time. The funny part about all of this is that God gave me what I needed when I needed it. I am still learning that lesson more and more everyday. I am very impatient and like having things my way on my terms. God has been "blessing" me with experiences to help me get over my control issues. I will not say that it has always been fun or desirable but I have truly been blessed. I feel for the first time in my life I am finally starting to let go of some of my "baggage" and letting God use me. This is a freeing, but scary process yet God is faithful.

So what do the next 30 years hold for my family and me? I will not even begin to speculate, but I do know that God has already seen ahead, blessed it, and is patiently waiting for me to follow where He leads. I pray for the wisdom and courage to listen to God's call and go WHEREVER He may lead. I must say that this journey has been an interesting one so far. I wonder what is going to happen next.......