24: A Year of Expectations

Today is my last day being 23. When did that happen? 24 sounds so old. I know 20 years down the road I am going to laugh at myself for saying that but in this moment, 24 sounds ancient. When I was younger, I put a lot of expectations on this year. I always thought 24 would be the year I would get married. In my juvenile mind that meant my life would be perfectly put together. Ha! Life certainly hasn't followed the pattern I thought it would.

Here I am, 24 tomorrow, and starting over. Although it probably won’t be the year I marry the man God has predestined for me, it is still going to be a year of new beginnings. At 24 I will hopefully get to move in with one of my best friends, grow closer to Jesus, join a new church, complete my student teaching, earn my master’s degree, and start my career in education. Wow! God’s plans for this year are so m
uch bigger than mine could have ever been! So here is to 24 and forgetting expectations. 

 

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11 ESV)