twenty-two

I turn 22 today. I'm now a year older.

In the past year, God has been incredibly gracious to me, as He has always been. As one grows older, more is expected of him or her, in terms of maturity in thinking and in actions. Each year, I aim to become more mature spiritually, increase in my knowledge of God and the bible, and to apply what I've learnt in appropriate ways. I have grown, but there's no way to measure by how much I have. It's a continuous process of learning and maturing, there is no end to it, maybe in the day of the new creation. I have fallen short in more ways that I thought I would. I have sinned again and again despite knowing the consequences. I am thankful. God has given forgiveness to us freely through Jesus Christ, despite our sinfulness. I do not deserve it at all. Such a great gift, such a wonderful piece of good news to tell the whole world about.

I have one birthday wish, on top of my desire to know Jesus better, which is for the people who know me to know Jesus as well. So, do you know Jesus?