HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

I LOVE my birthday! June the 4th every year is probably my favorite day of the year - it is a toss up to Christmas - my kids swear I love my birthday most. I told my mom that June the 4th 1958 was a wonderful day - she agreed. What was so neat about it was that the God of Heaven allowed me to be apart of something amazing. He allowed me to be apart of His plan.

You see "In the begining God created..." He knew that I would be born on this day when He first formed the earth. WOW - and I get to be apart - everyday - of bringing Him glory. I wish I could say that everyday I have brought Him glory, put I honestly can say that this year my passion in life has been to daily reflect who the Christ in me is. It has been a passonate quest - and not an easy one. I have definitely discovered that the Lord does indeed care more about our character than our comfort.

This past year I have learned to love the Lord not only deeper but in a new way. He has called me to a desperation for Him that is new. How about you? What has the Lord called and required of you for this year of your life? John 13:32 says "God's glory will be on display. In glorifying Him, he Himself is glorified - glory all around. I believe the Lord longs for us to come to a place in our lives that nothing is more important than our lives glorify Him.

John 12:20-29 says, There were some Greeks in town who had come up to worship at the Feast. They approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee: "Sir, we want to see Jesus. Can you help us?" Philip went and told Andrew. Andrew and Philip together told Jesus. Jesus answered, "Times up. The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Listen carefully: Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, dead to the world, it is never any more than a grain of wheat. But if it is buried, it sprouts and reproduces itself many times over. In the same way, anyone who holds on to life just as it is, destroys that life. But if you let it go, reckless in your love, you'll have it forever, real and eternal. "If any of you wants to serve me, then follow me. Then you'll be where I am, ready to serve at a moment's notice." The Father will honor and reward anyone who serves me. "Right now I am storm-tossed. And what am I going to say? 'Father, get me out of this'? No, this is why I came in the first place. I'll say 'Father, put your glory on display.'" A voice came out of the sky: "I have glorified it, and I'll glorify it again." The listening crowd said, "Thunder!"

THUNDER oh Lord!!! Bring it on. May you be glorified through me.

Happy Birthday to Me - and May you Jesus, be glorified.