Brad Russell Ministries

I've hit an interesting spot in my life. I turned 40 this year. I know everybody says this, but here's one more person to say it again. When I was 20 I thought that 40 would be depressing. I've heard lots of people talk about mid-life crisis and all that, but I am really happy to be 40. I'm just as hopeful for the future. I'm just as optimistic, maybe even more so.

Even though, in many ways, I'm kind of starting from scratch at this age (pastoring for the first time, pastoring a new church) I don't think I feel as much pressure as I did in my late 20s and early 30s. Back then I felt like the clock was ticking on my musical pursuits. I wanted to "make it" in the music business. Now, I still want good things to happen,  but I've got no nagging feeling of needing to measure up. I guess you would say I've found a place of peace, and I feel good about it.