Ignore

I don’t know why so many people dislike their birthdays. Birthdays are to be a celebration of birth to one’s life. Yet, a lot of people want to ignore their birthday, ignore their age, and ignore any celebration. I heard someone on television talk about how much God sustains us during a year. I thought that was amazing and something (again) we often ignore.

If you look at your life right now, I’m sure you could list a couple of things to be grateful for. If you spent a few more minutes thinking of things to be grateful for, you could probably have a nice little list of gratitude. I would encourage you to write a list of gratitude, but first let’s continue reading.

Think about your birthday. That is the day God wanted you to enter the world. God knew that was your day, and he knew this was the day he wanted you to start contributing to the world. However old you are right now, think about how much God has given you.

If you are reading this, then that tells me a few things about you. If you are reading this, then you are able to read. If you are reading this, then you have a computer. If you are reading this, then you have eyes to see. If you are reading this, then you have electricity to power your computer. If you can read this, then you have access to the internet. Don’t ignore the little things, for they are things to be thankful for too.

Think about the daily things that God does for us to keep us going. He provides so much inspiration, creativity, wisdom, love, and protection. He keeps are hearts beating. He keeps are ears hearing. He keeps are nose smelling. God has breathed life into you. You are on God’s mind all the time. Remember his goodness. Remember the daily things you get to do because of how well he is sustaining you.

For example, have you ever hurt your index finger? You probably never give thought to your index finger. You know your index fingers are there and it’s no big deal; However, the moment you hurt your index finger and it’s not functioning like normal, you start to realize how much you use your index finger. Your index finger helps you with almost everything, and now you have to be resourceful, figuring out ways to do things that your index finger did on autopilot.

Did you see my point in the example? You never know how important something is until it’s not working or is no longer there, or is no longer serving us the way we want. We take things for granted. Worse…we take people for granted. Worst…when we take God for granted.

God is taking care of you. God is watching over you. God is sustaining you. Don’t ignore the little things. Don’t slink back into another year thinking it’s no big deal. Let this year, this birth year be a mark on how well you’re doing…how far you’ve come…how well you're made. With that in mind, I’m going to go slice a piece of birthday cake for myself and celebrate. Why? Has it been my birthday recently? Why yes, it’s something I just can’t ignore.