Future Reminiscing

From time to time, I like to indulge in day dreaming about how I would like my life to look in the future. I've done this since I was about 5 years old. It's changed some over the years, but it's been really cool to discover that I'm actually doing some of the thing my 5-year-old self day dreamed about.

Now I mostly day dream about how I'd like my life to evolve over the next five years or so. More often than not, the dreams center around me working a really cool job, somewhere in a laid-back office environment, doing something I love. Nothing stuffy, even if it that means sacrificing a good salary. I don't care how much someone pays me if I'm not happy. In most of my day dreams my office is bright with lots of windows, an open space with lots of desks for lots of interaction with cool co-workers, and Mac desktop computers. Yes, I want a hipster job.

Somewhere along that time I would hopefully like to meet someone to do life with, a husband, in other words. Someone who I can follow and support. Someone who will challenge me spiritually. Someone who will be a good father and wants a big family. Someone who I have fun spending time with. This mostly manifests itself in my day dreams as weekend-long adventures with a group of friends, camping, going to outdoor concerts, and parties at the house with lots of food and movie-watching. Yes, I want a hipster husband.

I know the Lord has my future in his hands. I have no doubt that whatever the next years hold, I will find joy in knowing that I'm living the life my God has predestined for me, serving the people he puts in my life, learning more and more about Him everyday. It's exciting... and scary, no doubt, but mostly exciting. My God has turned some of my darkest days into the best year I could have asked for, so even if I'm met with trials and difficulties, I know my God will bring me through them. I'm reminded of an Augustine quote that I love from his Confessions. "So by those who did not well, Thou didst well for me; and by my own sin Thou dist justly punish me." God uses all circumstances for His glory, and no matter my circumstance, I should rejoice in glorifying Him. He's taught me this much over the past year.

"The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him." (Lamentations 3:24)
Soli Deo Gloria