Sunday, July 03, 2011
Halfway to Eighty..Gifts 1 - 3
So it is my birthday month! And it's the big "Halfway to Eighty" that seems to be a rite of passage in our culture. I thought about what I wanted to give myself for my birthday. Now that sounds pretty selfish, and it is. Sometime as a late teenager/early adult, I started a tradition of treating myself to something each birthday.
This year I am giving myself the gift of being present every day this month. I am purposefully looking for how God shows Himself to me each day this month. It is our journey that matters, and the easiest thing in the world to do is to just "get by" each day without seeing how He loves us. He shows me His love in different ways than He might show you. But I have asked Him to show me Himself and make me listen every day this month. He has always spoken to me through His Word, and the past few days have been no different...
Day One
Gift: Dinner with my parents followed by a gorgeous sunset on my way home. I love sunsets! I am that person that will pull over and park just to see the show. Tonight's was full of my favorite colors of purples and pinks...
"The heavens declare the glory of God, the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech. Night after night they display knowledge." Psalm 19. Oh yes. Tonight the skies were a display of His knowledge. He knows me. How cool is that?
Day Two
Gift: A homemade blackberry cobbler shared with a good friend after a particularly rough day at work. Even sweeter was the time we had to share how God has been working in and around our lives the past few weeks.
"Taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him" Psalm 34
Day Three
Gift: Laughter. Saw a movie with my friend who has shared a lot of my sorrow and heart aches the past few years, as well as the laughter. So glad God made laughter!
"A cheerful heart is good medicine!" Proverbs 17:22
Looking forward to "opening" my gifts the next few weeks with you... praying it encourages you to look for the gifts given to you each day as well!
