Do you ever have times when you feel like you have it all together? Now, I know I would never get many people to admit that, but I think it’s true. Once in a while, we have days or periods of time when we feel like everything is going well and we’ve got it all figured out and we have finally arrived! And then, of course, we fall or mess up and we realize we still have a long way to go.
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My son, Jacob, has recently got into the habit of asking me how old I am. When I reply that I am 44 and will be 45 soon, he reacts as though I’ve just answered that I am 150 years old. “Wow! You are so ooollllddd!” he shouts. This is not the most motivational way to begin your day.
In my past life, I was an Assistant District Attorney prosecuting criminals for the State of North Carolina. One of my biggest regrets in life is that I did not keep a journal during those years of all the crazy things I saw in the courtroom. It definitely would have been an easy book to write!
The other day I was driving to work and listening to an audiobook by Francis Chan. While I’m listening to the book, I’m thinking about a bunch of stuff I’ve got to do or choices I need to make and just mulling over a lot of issues that are going on recently. I’m a little stressed, frankly, and worried about whether I’m doing enough or making good decisions or measuring up as a father and a husband and a man. Then I’m drawn to listen more closely as Francis Chan talks about that moment when we are going to see God for the first time. I don’t have the exact words he said in the book, but here’s a section of another item he wrote which is very similar:
I hope that title got your attention. Did you know that there is something God can’t do? I’ve been struggling a little bit lately with a lot of issues that are not that big but seem to be piling up all at once. Decisions to be made for the family, people close to me going through sicknesses and other difficulties, my desire to get some projects done that I’m not sure I have the time or skill to accomplish, and other day-to-day concerns that start to weigh you down.