So these past 2 weeks have been full and awesome! A huge answer to prayer = I got a TEACHING job! I real one. Seriously. And here's a funny twist that God threw in there.....it's 6th grade!
(Why is that funny? Well, because I was terrified of my peers in middle school. And that phobia never really left completely. There's still a small 6th grade Joy inside, and her heart beat still accelerates a little faster when around that age group. But it's ok. I'm confident that I can do this....anyway....back to my blog. lol.)
If you're a friend or follower on fb, you've probably noticed my picture-a-day-for-a-year challenge I've been keeping up with. If you don't have me on fb, then you may have read about it from my last entry. Well, my title might seem a little strange to you. The photo album is called "24 Oceans." The title of this blog is called "24 Skies." Strange? Poetic? Both? Good. But I can't take credit for it. It's inspired by one of my FAVORITE Switchfoot songs - "Twenty-four."
I won't post the lyrics here 'cuz you can easily look them (and the song) up on your own. But if you've never heard of it, I'll explain the meaning.....or at least how I've come to interpret it:
The whole song is centered around the number "24." Why? Probably because of the line, "Life is not what I thought it was 24 hours ago, still I'm singing, 'Spirit, take me up in arms with You.'" Changes happen. Life comes at you. You start to grow up. By age 24, truth starts to sink in with you. The most challenging and prominent lesson you learn by now, the wisdom that has finally brought you to maturity, is realizing that life is not about you! That's another repeated line in the song. "I am the second man now." We're second. We're certainly not first. And for those of us who have decided to follow Jesus, we know that HE is first. It's one thing to say and another to live, and I think 24 is a good age to realize that.
I came to that realization a long time ago, but the meaning becomes stronger the longer you live. When talking to my supervisor at work the other day, he said to me, "I think I finally have grasped the true meaning of wisdom: it's admitting that I don't know anything." LOL! Funny....my nana said the same thing, and she's one of the wisest women I ever knew.
We are second. Not first. The number 24 reminds me of that, and oh am I living that truth! Life is definitely not what I thought it was many moons ago. Part of knowing I'm second is feeling like I'm last. That's ok. That's life, and that's learning.
So....all that said.....in honor of my 24th year, I'm using that song as my anthem. It's a great reminder to me, and I hope it will be a great reminder to you. We are second; God is first.
Every so often, about every week, I'll be posting collages of my "24 Oceans" pictures on here. So if you like 'em, be sure to look for the title, "24 Skies"! (It's the second line of the song....oceans is the first.)
I hope you enjoyed reading what's in my heart today. I'd love to hear about what's in yours!!!
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