I’m Going to Predict Your Future

It’s a spring morning in 2035. You’re standing in your yard, sipping coffee.

The dog you adopted in 2030 is sniffing the grass.

Pancakes are sizzling inside the kitchen you remodeled in 2031. 

There's music playing from a band you didn’t even know existed until 2032.

You’re wearing your favorite shirt, one you got for free at a concert you attended in 2033.

The mug you’re sipping from was a gift from your closest friend, whom you only met in 2034. 

In ten years, your life may look radically different from now. 

You’ll have close relationships with people you still haven’t met. You may live in a house that hasn’t even been built yet. Your favorite show features actors who are still wearing diapers today. 

Your future self is a stranger living in a strange land. 

There’s still more to learn and experience. Approach each day with humility. 

I look back at myself ten years ago and shake my head. I made some good decisions, but also some super dumb ones. 

Ten years from now, you’ll look back at your current self and shake your head. 

That should give you some humility. 

You’re going to learn a lot more. You’re going to accumulate more experience. 

Walk humbly with that fact. Be open to learning and new experiences. 

You’re building your future you. 

In James 4:13-15, James speaks of not being cocky about what you’re going to do tomorrow, because tomorrow is so uncertain. Instead, we ought to have an open hand to accept whatever God puts in front of us. 

The future is uncertain, but never without hope. 

Life will take you on unexpected twists and turns. 

You may not be able to control your future circumstances, but you can strengthen your character and resolve to handle whatever comes. 

We can’t be ignorant of life’s potential curveballs. We must be prepared.

However, knowledge of future struggles should never hinder our hope. 

In Christ, we know all things work together for good. (Romans 8:28)

Your future self will have moments of bliss and blisters. 

How do I know this? Because your past and present self experience the same thing. 

While you may change over time, the rhythm and heartbeat of existence won’t. 

King Solomon famously said, “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9)

Take this to heart, and allow that certainty to empower you. 

• You know the struggle is coming, so be prepared. 
• You know there will be victories ahead, so get excited. 
• You know you’ll meet interesting people, so be on the lookout. 
• You know you’ll learn new things, so have an open mind. 

I can’t predict your future in every detail, but history is instructive. 

You’ll have moments of faith and failure. 

You’ll experience some love and heartbreak. 

And, through it all, Christ will sustain you.