"pride won't get us where we're going"

the two six

time goes by so fast. the older i get, the faster it ticks away

the one thing i love about getting older is that it’s another year that i can look back on and see God’s faithfulness. it truly amazes me. every year God reveals a little more of his character to me and it makes it easier to trust and rely on him.

it’s an exciting time in my life right now. i’ve been so blessed at sevier heights, i have amazing friends and family, and i have a record which will be finishing up soon! i’m living my dreams. but, i realize that i don’t deserve any of these things. it’s only because of God’s mercy and unfailing love that i am where i am today doing the things that i get to do…and hopefully this is just the beginning.

and it’s much more deeper than living out my “dreams.” so much deeper…it’s the life i feel called to. i will say that it hasn’t been easy.  it’s been a long and windy road with many ups and downs, but when you’re called to something it’s not in you to give up. you can’t quit. there is a desire to keep on pushing, to keep on fighting that is unexplainable. when God places a calling in a man’s heart, the passion is so deep within him that he can do nothing but pursue that call. nothing can stop him if God is leading the way. that’s why every year i am blown away more and more at the opportunities that God has opened up for me. it’s a humbling thing that our God is so faithful. and in the midst of my pursuit, whenever the road gets tough, this passage of scripture has become a resting place for me:

“remember my affliction and my wanderings…my soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me.  but this i call to mind and therefore i have hope: the steadfast of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘therefore i will hope in him.”

looking forward to this next year of life. thanks to all my friends and family and the people who have believed in me over the years. you all know who you are. much love.

brad

18 June 2011 ·