It’s funny. I was just sitting here thinking about my immediate family. I’m turning 60 in a couple of months. My older brother turns 65 today. My younger brother is a couple of years behind me. And my mom is a central figure in our lives (thankfully).<\/p>\n
The part that is funny… I don’t think any of us have really changed all that much in the last 40 years or so. Sure we have changed a bit. But we are way more the same than we are different.<\/p>\n
I look back at my youth with the knowledge that I squandered an inheritance. I encountered a fork in the road in high school\u2026 and I chose badly. The inheritance I\u2019m referring to is the legacy of a solid Christian family life with parents that loved God. And\u2026 grandparents that loved God.<\/p>\n
After I got a little older\u2026 and maybe a tiny bit wiser, I have been trying to gain back what I lost. But it seems that those bad decisions and the experiences that went with them have become a permanent part of me. And yes\u2026 scripture teaches us that God forgives\u2026 and erases our sin. But I really think I forfeited being the person that I would have been had I taken the other path. But I will keep trying.<\/p>\n
The main epiphany that I had was\u2026 that I have been spending most of my life trying to become what I would have been had I made different choices when I was young. I guess that\u2019s ok. It does make me thankful. To a large extent I feel like I was rescued. And I thank God that He doesn\u2019t give up on us. He keeps drawing us to Him.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m going to leave you with the following song\u2026 which illustrates my feelings on this matter.<\/p>\n