Another year older…
Yes, I celebrated yet another birthday today…it’s 48 now for me…
The more of these I have, the more I realize that I don’t really change that much in many ways from year to year…and in other ways, I change every day!That does bring me a feeling of comfort to a degree.
A little over four years ago, I wondered if I would even stick around to my then 44th birthday…and I took steps to ensure that I would be able to celebrate as many birthdays as God would allow me to…and I’m still here. If there’s one thing I’m most grateful for this year, it’s that I’m here to celebrate one more birthday! Yes, most of all, I’m thankful that I can still wake up in the morning and breathe!
Oh, sure, things could be different…I still could speak better…be richer…have a nicer home…not annoy people so much…and most of all, be more mindful of God’s ways and be obedient…but for distance, life is very good…and I thank my Father in heaven for loving me so much!
Oh yes, I could be more “popular”…on the message boards I frequent, I used to get a ton of greetings on my birthday…today, however, was relatively quiet. I thank Sharon, Tony, Cliff, Steve, and Meredith for their beautiful cards and well-wishes…and of course, my dear Nicole, for the present and the phone call, not to mention all three of her cards! And Ron, thanks for the dinner tonight…along with breath to live, I am profoundly thankful for all the special, dear friends I have in both the real and cyber worlds! I cherish you all!
But I must pay special homage to one person in particular who surprised me with a private birthday greeting! This person is frequently ridiculed and misunderstood…yet she has never failed to be friendly to evryone she meets. I confess that I even participated at times in that unfair ridicule…but when the time comes to recognize friends and people who mean a lot to her, ahe is always there. And she was again…for me.
Lately I can identify more with her than I used to…but despite all the misguided and misapplied sentiment given to me, I know today that God loves me as much as He ever has…and He sends me other people who do as well, so I can look beyond the narrow “vision” of the barnacles that occasionally plague me…and I pray that the person that I’m talking about here will do the same…and realize God loves her very much. I think she does, because I think she loves God very much…so Jolene, thank you…and take a curtsy.
I have a roof over my head, a place to sleep, a job to go to, a nice car to drive, the best music in the world all around me to listen to when I need something inspiring, friends who love and value me for what I am(not complain about what I’m not)…and most of all, I have the eternal love of Christ inside and around me at all times, and I’ll never lose that. Better yet, no one can take that away from me…they can’t touch it.
Am I still a work in progress? Most defnitely…and as long as I inhabit this earth, I shall remain such. But when I finally stop celebrating birthdays, then I will finally be perfected, and ready to celebrate eternity with the One Who loves me most. I’m a “winner” either way…and I like what the future holds!
And I can deal just fine with the present…because I know Who holds that future. So yes, I had a nice birthday…and I’m looking forward to the coming calendar year. Thanks to all of you…for making my life rewarding…and for being used in my never ending quest for the finest in life.
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