Exclamation.

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." -Ephesians 3:20 & 21

I know that I have talked about this verse before,  but I never really thought of my 24th birthday as something to be imaginative about.  I'm totally stoked.  And, I mean, I just love the exclamation point at the end of these verses.  Just so you know, I didn't put that there.  Paul (the writer) did.

I wonder how Jesus celebrated his birthdays?  Did they have cake in the BC?  I wonder what went through Mary's mind each year as she recounted how everything surrounding his birthday went down.  What do you think Jesus was like when he was 24?

For me, twenty-four is going to be a transitional year.  Exclamation point style.  There is electricity in my bones.  I can just feel that this year holds things that I am not evening thinking about.  The transition part may not seem like a big deal to you, but to me it's huge.  Not only will I begin walking again (as of tomorrow, hopefully more regularly, with the crutches I get from my doctor), I just feel like I will be transitioning into different things in every area of my life.  I think I'm more excited about this birthday, and less nervous than I was last year.  What a relief!

God has been so incredibly faithful to me for my entire life, and as of this birthday, I have officially been pursuing him for half of it.  After this birthday, I'm want to dream big.  And not just in some self-help-lofty-ideal-pie-in-the-sky-graduation-schpeel kind of way, but genuinely.  I want my life to be taken out of the box that I have somehow placed it in.  I want to take more risks, and continue to grow.  I want to be more sure of who I am, and not so worried about who I'm not.  I want to be wrong more often, and be okay with it.  I want to see my life in the way that Jesus saw his; through the eyes of his Father.

Because he truly is able to do immeasurably more than I can even imagine.  And, not to brag or anything, but I have a pretty crazy imagination.  He does greater things that I can even think to ask of.  And I can't get over it.

Jesus, thank you for another day today.  Thank you for each breath.  Thank you for reminding me that even though I'm not promised tomorrow, I have so much to look forward to.  Thank you for the hope that I can find in you alone.  To you be all the glory.  Forever.