The Next Five Years

I want the next five years to be different.

I want the next five years to be...

Less about mourning what I have yet to do,

But more about what God has already done 

And is doing now –

Not only in my own life,

But in every life,

Every heart,

Every soul.

I want the next five years to be...

Less full of worry for the future,

But more full of trust in what God has planned for me

And those I love –

Knowing that everything we went through yesterday,

And endure today,

Is all shaping us for tomorrow.

I want the next five years to be...

Less built on a faith of laws and rules and obligations,

But more built on the rock of God's unending love for us 

And for this whole world –

His presence in our suffering,

His compassion in our failure,

His joy in our triumph.

I want the next five years to be...

Less about

Time

Talent

Treasure

Image

Ideals

Duties

Deeds

Despair

And more about

Growing

Giving

Hope

Happiness

Perseverance

Peace

Laughter...

Love.

I want the next five years to be about love.

And that's all I want.