Today, September 6^th, is my 40^th birthday, and yes, the narcissism is coming out, I love it when it’s all about me some how!

To be completely honest, I do like attention and my love language is words of affirmation, but it is much easier to be intentional and strategic these days. My wife is amazing at telling me who I am and how deeply she loves me, we all need a wife like mine! (Trust me; she lets me know when I do it wrong as well, she needs too, thank God for balanced and God-fearing wives)

I know you are suppose to have mid-life crisis and start thinking of what you could of done better and what you should of done by now… but, honestly, I have never been happier or more content and confident of who God is in my life. I absolutely love being this age. I know who I am and that every part of me belongs; my strengths, my weaknesses, my fears and my faith; I love it all for the first time in my life, because for the first time, it’s not about me! I have a long way to go, but my family, my friends; I wouldn’t change any of it. (Well, mo’ money! Come on Church)!

No matter your age, embrace the season and purpose. You will only get to live this moment, right now, once. I heard a great teaching about six years ago from Andrew Wommack called “Ruling Your Emotions” he talked about the physco-babble that the Western World puts in our brains about “Mid-Life Crises”. The myth was about how we need to act on our selfishness, worldliness, our emotions; there is NO such thing as a “Mid-Life Crises” it’s all in your head.

Be a man or women of God, embrace your sin, your Holiness, your emotions, your thoughts at every age and embrace God with your life. He loves you right where you are, and cannot wait for you to figure out that it’s not about you, it’s about living life!

Happy birthday Gary, it’s only just begun!!!!