Birthdays remind us of:
1. Our insertion into this world (Point Insertion, for you Half Life players). Our birthday is a reminder and celebration of the day we were born. We were inserted into this world. Let's expand that idea of a computer game. The first thing we try to figure out in a game is who we are, why we are here, and what we are supposed to do. We never assume that we have no purpose or that there is no point. So it is in life. We are here for a purpose. God has placed us here for a reason, and He has a plan. It is in Him that we can know who we are, why we are here, and what we are supposed to do. Our birthday reminds us of our insertion -- We have a purpose.
2. The faithfulness of God. Whatever the big number is, we can count that many years of God's faithfulness to us. We have survived all these years. If we stop and think, we could remember innumerable blessings. I think of a few times that death barely missed me. I think of all God has done to keep me on track following Him. Our birthday reminds us that God is with us.
3. The passing of time. We often think of this one first. "AHH!! Too much time has passed." But this is our call to action. God has something He wants us to do. We must do it now. We have no promise of the future. Time is passing, and we are called to make the most of every opportunity. What is it that God wants us to do? We need to do it now. Our birthday reminds us to act.
We have a purpose, God is with us, and it's time to act. It doesn't get much better than that.
Thank God for birthdays.
1. Our insertion into this world (Point Insertion, for you Half Life players). Our birthday is a reminder and celebration of the day we were born. We were inserted into this world. Let's expand that idea of a computer game. The first thing we try to figure out in a game is who we are, why we are here, and what we are supposed to do. We never assume that we have no purpose or that there is no point. So it is in life. We are here for a purpose. God has placed us here for a reason, and He has a plan. It is in Him that we can know who we are, why we are here, and what we are supposed to do. Our birthday reminds us of our insertion -- We have a purpose.
2. The faithfulness of God. Whatever the big number is, we can count that many years of God's faithfulness to us. We have survived all these years. If we stop and think, we could remember innumerable blessings. I think of a few times that death barely missed me. I think of all God has done to keep me on track following Him. Our birthday reminds us that God is with us.
3. The passing of time. We often think of this one first. "AHH!! Too much time has passed." But this is our call to action. God has something He wants us to do. We must do it now. We have no promise of the future. Time is passing, and we are called to make the most of every opportunity. What is it that God wants us to do? We need to do it now. Our birthday reminds us to act.
We have a purpose, God is with us, and it's time to act. It doesn't get much better than that.
Thank God for birthdays.
A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip. ~Author UnknownTechnorati Tags: Birthday
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