Happy Birthday to me!!
On July 17th I completed another year of my life. So far 42 eventful years have passed by. God has been faithful, so much has happened and it is amazing to see how far we have come. The new song that I wrote captures the way I feel. I echo the psalmist “Praise the Lord O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Praise the Lord O my soul and all that is within me praise His Holy Name.” Psalms 103:1,2
It is so easy to go through life complaining and grumbling about what we do not have. Much more challenging to stop and be thankful and grateful for who He is. I have said this before and I will say it again - a cheerful heart eases the journey of life and it is easier to be cheerful when your focus is on Jesus.
Let me tell you an incident that really happened to me. At my work place I was talking to this young lady and I had worked with her for a couple of years. She suddenly stopped and asked me- dead serious - “Ben, do you take drugs?” I thought she was kidding but she wasn’t. “No” I answered “Why do you ask?”. “Well, you are always happy and smiling, this can’t be for real.” It made me think - I never thought that people would take that to be an unnatural way of being - being happy all the time.
Some of you are going well, you can’t be happy all the time and that is true. I get angry, upset and frustrated - sometimes all at the same time. So I don’t know what she picked up on - what I can say is that the way we are is seen and felt by the people around us.
I guess a lot of it has to do with our personalities as well, some of are outgoing and others aren’t, but no matter who you are and the way you are - Be Grateful for the blessings you have, especially when you are feeling down and out. Turn to God’s Word for inspiration and connect with Him.
Here’s wishing you a very Happy Birthday too!! Whenever that may be.
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