What's next?

2008 is almost over... I'm trying not to think about all the resolutions I failed to keep this year... Didn't lose those extra pounds, didn't finish all the books I wanted to read, etc, etc.

My life, I suppose like everyone's, is in such constant flux. My kids are changing before my eyes. I used to love change, and I still embrace it, but increasingly, the stable things in my life are cherished. Friends I've known for years who are always just a phone call or email away. I'd like to believe my job is a constant but there are too many people I know whose dependable jobs slipped away.

In the weeks and months ahead, friends will have babies, other friends will pass off this scene into eternity. Some friends will experience "success" while others will experience financial hardship.

So what's next? I've learned this year that as part of my personality I get bored easily. I think what's next, is to stop asking what's next. I think that next is to do the things I'm doing with excellence. Enjoy adventures when they come, but I don't need to create drama. Embrace change when it comes, but don't create instability.

2009 might just be the year Jesus comes. I became a Christian in 1975. Does my life reflect 34 years of growth as a Christian? I shrink from that answer. We have begun a trajectory at work that has launched all of us onto a path of discovery and growth. That journey in my life is already having impacts in my relationships, my thinking and work performance. I want to be able to say that in 2009 I became a better person. A better father, a better son, a better husband, a better boss, a better employee, and above all a better follower of Jesus...