11,490

11, 490. 11, 491 if you count today. That is the number of days that I have been alive. I have virtually no recollection of the early years, ages 0-5. I have a few faint memories, but it is mostly non-existent in my memory. Ages 6-10 brought a few more memories and I can recall many memories from that time. Ages 11-31 are easily recalled.

If I had to guess, I would say that roughly 80-90% of my memories are good or neutral with 10-20% being bad or not so good. All in all, I would say that those numbers are pretty good. The good definitely outweighs the bad.

The Bible says that one day, ONE day in His courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. Therefore, of my 11, 490 days alive, one day with Him is better than all eleven thousand of my previous days. If every day for the rest of my life was exactly perfect, it would still be nothing in comparison to just one single day with Him.

Check out these numbers, if you lived to the below ages, this is how many days old you would be, and it pales in comparison to just one single day with God. That blows my mind.

18 years= 6, 570 days
21 years= 7, 665 days
30 years= 10,950 days
40 years= 14,600 days
50 years= 18,250 days
65 years= 23,725 days
90 years= 32, 850 days

^{Psalms 84:10-11
10} Better is one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
¹¹ For the LORD God is a sun and shield;
the LORD bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold
from those whose walk is blameless.