I can't believe I'm 36

I can’t believe I’m 36.

By the time this is published I will be home from my trip to the New England area.  I’ve had some good birthday experiences.  This year I celebrated next to the ski slopes of New Hampshire although I didn’t ski.  Last year I celebrated in Seattle while participating in a church planting workshop.  The best trip by far was 3 years ago when I celebrated on the Sea of Galilee in Israel.

These have been very unique experiences in which God gave me a sense of clarity each time that I was not expecting.

• In Israel I gained this clarity about my relationship with Him that I hadn’t had in some time.  The essence of that clarity was that Jesus really is all that matters.  If my focus is on Jesus everything else is secondary.  Nothing matters as much as Him.
• In Seattle I gained clarity that God really was working with the new campus we were planting.  I received such a confirmation that God was already at work ahead of us and that He indeed wanted Suncrest-East to succeed even more than I did.  Probably more important was the confirmation that I was the one He really wanted leading it.
• And this year…well the experience is still fresh so I will wait to reflect on it in this arena.

All in all, good birthdays over the last several years.  But I still can’t believe I’m 36.