yay me! wait, what…

So today is my birthday. Yay, me! I’m 26!! That’s exciting and
all but the more I look at my life, the more I realize it’s not about me. I
mean, my birth day… The only thing I did on my birth day was finally arrive.
I was naked and gross. Maybe we should celebrate my mom’s accomplishment! Nice job mom!

  

But after some reflecting, I’m starting to think that maybe my
life has been less about me and more about you…

 Since you’re reading this, you’ve probably been apart of my
“great cloud of witnesses” and allowed me to run this incredible race. You’ve
probably been the “iron that sharpens iron” in my life that has made me the man
I am today. So is it really about me? One might say that I, am actually the
bi-product of you… Without you, I am not me. 

 And even less of a maybe, and more of a most definitely, if
its not been about me, if it’s really got nothing to do with me, then its about
Him…

 Its all about Him and its always been about him. And there is
a big difference between saying that, and living a life that says it. It took
24 years for me to start living a life that says that. It seems like a lot of
people “can’t believe what I am doing,” and I get a lot of, “I just don’t know
how you do it.” Guess what, I’m right there with you… This is craziness and I
don’t know what is happening most of the time, but all I can say is that, “He
is so good. He is so so good.”

 

What did I have to do with it… I said, “alright I’ll go.”

 And that’s all that God is looking for. You, to have a willing
heart. He already has the story and you already have a part. it just so happens
to perfectly match the desires of your heart. It happens to be exactly what you
were made to do. And the great thing is, you get to decide whether you want to
be apart of it or not. It’s on you.

So today, on my birthday, I celebrate you (and you, mom!).
Thank you for the impact you’ve had on my life. Your encouragements, prayers
and support have enabled me to faithfully answer the Lords call. And today I
celebrate Him! I look at my 365 days of age 25, and can’t not see God’s
faithfulness to me. What 26 will bring… great great things! Thanks for investing in my life!

    – Ryan