Hopeforthehopeless’s Weblog

Jon Forman says that the day before his 25th birthday he wrote the song “Twenty-Four“.

Yesterday, I turned 24. All my adult life, I’ve looked forward to certain birthdays. While 25 was one of them (for insurance reasons), 24 was not. I thought it would be as insignificant as 23 was or 22. But today, the day after I turned 24 I find myself very introspective. There is a line in the song “Twenty-Four” that says:

I want to see miracles,

to see the world change

To wrestle the Angel

for more than a name

For more than a feeling

More than a cause

I find myself in those lyrics. Who knew that 24 was such an important milestone? If I live to be 100 years old, my life is almost a quarter over (depressing I know but stick with me). That is 24 years that I will not get to redo. I don’t get to go back and fix all of the mistakes I’ve made, or re-live all of the mountaintop experiences. My only significant pay off is what God has used me to do, only the times I was in it for “more than a name.” As I look back on my last 24 years, I wouldn’t change anything because God has used it to make and mold me for His purpose. I just want to make sure my next 24 will be just as great…”for more than a name”