10 Years of My Life

Apr 4, 2008 Print This Post

Just stumbled onto this quote (via Bob) by Oswald Chambers:

“I hate to meet a man whom I have met ten years ago and find that he is at precisely the same point, neither moderated nor quickened nor experienced but simply stiffened.”

-Oswald Chambers

10 Years.

This made me think of where I was 10 years ago compared to where I am now.

I had 1 kid…now I have 4.

I had just taken my first ministry job as a youth guy for two churches with a combined ministry of 25 students…now I pastor one of those churches with over 2000 in weekly attendance.

I lived in a tiny house in the city proper of Lansing…now I live in a comfortable house in the burbs.

My waist size was 32…now it’s 32 (it hit 36 in between).

I worked part-time as a Christian DJ…now I podcast / vodcast.

I drove a 4 year old car…now I drive a 10 year old car.

I dreamed of doing big things for Jesus…now, by God’s grace, I hope that is true and I hope those things get bigger and bigger.

But what about the things Chambers mentioned? “Moderated, quickened, and experienced.”

Well…on those I think I’ll personally wrestle. It seems weird to post about them. Good things to think about, for sure. Kinda goes along with some recent thoughts by Perry Noble.

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Growing up in the Lansing area, I wanted nothing more than to get out. My exit strategy included a complex mixture of schemes for an urban church plant, iProducts, and an elaborate Bollywood car chase scene with zombies and catchy techno music.

As a 40 year old man, I find myself entrenched in the Lansing area at a church I love (Riverview), with 4 kids I love more (a high schooler, a junior higher, a middle schooler, and an elementary schooler), and a wife I love the most (Grace).

Instead of planting one church, I dream of helping hundreds get started without ever leaving my home base. I still love my iProducts and use them as tools to help lead and teach the thousands who attend Riverview. And when no one is looking, I blare the techno music and send my unimpressive resume to casting agents for Bollywood zombie films.

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