Shalom Existence

So, I have been thinking a lot about age and when exactly my time to figure things out will be. Now, I know that I am not going to sit around waiting for something to happen, I am trying to go after my passions (one of them being writing) and find some new arenas in which to serve. I love serving, but I can tell you, if you are in the wrong place and not doing something God gifted you to do, the burnout will come a lot faster. Let’s just say I have some experience with this. I want to do something big for Jesus, and I know to do this I have to be following after and leading in the areas he has given me a passion for. That is not to say you will immediately love everything God has gifted you for, I admit I am very trepidatious to being super involved in churches, mostly because I hate the politics. But, I also admit that it makes me feel alive to be involved in the church and helping to shape it towards becoming an avenue for Christ following and not simply meandering around feeling good about ourselves because we are in church.

So, I feel like 28 might be a magic year and I am only 26. I mean, Anne Jackson’s blog blew up and she is 28, Shaun King is busy having amazing ideas for Courageous Church and he is 28. Maybe 28 will be my year. Okay, so I know it is not all about a year, but it is all about having confidence to do what God wants you to do at any age. Ten years ago it was hard to find role models in the church who were under 30, and even harder to find them being not male!! I am grateful and estatic to see that younger people are having an impact and having the COURAGE (what a word) to stand up and do what God called me to do. I have been brought to this time in my life for a reason, and while I was not this confident at 23, I might have been ready had I been listening to God a little more. So, now I am listening and I am ready and excited. No more running scared Andrea. Two and a half years ago I had a problem saying the word boyfriend, now I am about to start saying HUSBAND! So, commitment has been found, trust has begun to heal (this is a process after a lot of men issues I might later address), and most of all I feel the love and acceptance of a Savior who has been so good to me. So, I am ready God. For this life, this year, whatever your Word may bring. I mean, Anne and Shaun are both cool, but did you know that Martin Luther King led the Montgomery Bus Boycott at 26? I mean, I’m just saying….

Do not be afraid to live out God’s will in your life. No matter what your age, color, gender or situation. He has a plan so big, even you will be surprised. Don’t listen to the naysayers and the pharisees, listen to Jesus and remember that “He is with you always, even to the end of the earth.” Matthew 28:20

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