In Ten Years?

I've never traveled overseas before. Hence, I've never needed a passport. I thought it would be a good idea to get one while I'm home for Christmas making one less thing to do in the spring. So yesterday I filled out all the forms online and printed them out and this morning I went to Walmart to have a passport photo taken. The lady taking the photo was really nice and kept giving me words of advice on getting a passport and traveling. One of the things she said was "You wanna make sure your photo looks good because you gotta live with it for ten years." This, of course, got me thinking about my future. If all goes as planned, ten years from now, I'll have completed an undergraduate degree in Biology, four years of medical school, three years of residency, and ministerial credentialing requirements. I will have spent a summer in the Philippines and hopefully served in other countries as well.
While that sounds like a lot to accomplish, ten years is a very long time. God has done so much in me during the past year and a half already. I can't even begin to imagine what my life will look like in ten years. As a 29 year-old doctor, where will God have taken me? What nuances in my character will He have refined? What journeys will I have taken to end up where He wants me? Even though I have plans, I know God's plans are so much better. While I can't imagine what my life will look like ten years from now, I do know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that as long as God holds the paintbrush, it will be much more beautiful than anything I could dream up now.