Today's My Birthday

My 40th "Surprise" Birthday party. No, those are non joke spectacles : )

Today (7-18-13) I'm 62.

♥ born inward 1951
♥ married inward 1970
♥ mom inward 1973
♥♥ reborn inward Jesus inward 1974
♥ grandma inward 2003

In 1974, I started equally a crazy-in-love-with-Jesus novel Christian alongside a deep awareness of my sinfulness as well as my postulate for God. Through the years, I've lived my organized religious belief inward positive ways, precisely at times I've also been:

• A legalistic Christian alongside the incorrect focus.
• A struggling Christian alongside the incorrect questions.
• A disillusioned Christian alongside the incorrect perspective.

The older I get, the to a greater extent than I desire to brand Philippians 3:12-14 my mantra:

"Not that I conduct keep already obtained all this, or conduct keep already arrived at my goal, precisely I press on to accept concur of that for which Christ Jesus took concur of me....Forgetting what is behind as well as straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the finish to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward inward Christ Jesus."

Shall nosotros "press on" together, beloved friends?

Would y'all similar to wishing me a happy birthday? I conduct keep over 1300 subscribers, precisely I listen from less than 5% of y'all on a regular basis. It would actually bless me if y'all would click HERE, come upward on my site as well as exit a comment inward the comment department of this post. I'd love to listen your suggestions ... what y'all similar near BLN ... what you'd similar to meet me encompass inward hereafter devotions ... what devotions specially spoke to your see lately ... anything you'd similar to share. It would hold upward a bang-up approbation to me to listen from y'all as well as larn to know y'all a picayune better. Thanks! Gail

If you'd similar to read my devotions from birthdays past, hither they are: Life Expectancy (2011), Today's My Birthday (2012)

God Placed You Lot Inwards My Life

Celebrating birthdays is a agency of saying, "I'm glad yous were born. I'm glad God chose to brand yous business office of my life.”

No thing the circumstances of our birth, God knew us inwards our mother’s womb (Psalm 139). He planned our fourth dimension inwards history, our family, as well as nationality (Acts 17:24-28). He gave us private purposes (Ephesians 2:10).

Celebrating birthdays affirms God's choices.

When I celebrate my birthday each July, I remember the Lord’s love, patience, as well as discipline. I'm grateful for all the practiced things I've experienced as well as all the hardships (Hebrews 12:7-11). All of these possess got helped me grow (Romans 8:28).

And each July I celebrate around other birthday.

In July 2011, I started Bible Love Notes because I was struggling through a non bad sorrow inwards my life. I knew I wouldn’t last without daily immersion inwards God’s Word. 

I’m glad God chose all of yous who read Bible Love Notes to live business office of my life! 

Take a minute today to give thank yous God for your life experiences, for your physical birthday as well as your spiritual re-birthday!
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Eight Years Of Skillful From Bad

Today is my 68th birthday (July 18, 2019). 

I’ve been writing Bible Love Notes for 8 years, too I desire to part 2 ways God has shown me His faithful too miraculous honey these final 8 years:

💗 1. Good from bad. Romans 8:28

I was depressed close a identify unit of measurement situation, too I started Bible Love Notes to hold focused on God’s Word. Studying too writing devotions has continued to sustain my organized faith despite the fact that my identify unit of measurement province of affairs has grown worse. I know, without a doubt, that God’s Word is the best medicine for a broken heart.

💗 2. More than nosotros tin imagine. Ephesians 3:20

Starting amongst 50 friends too identify unit of measurement members every bit subscribers, I never imagined that 8 years afterwards I’d convey 25,000 subscribers! And fifty-fifty to a greater extent than amazing than the numbers are the people God has added to the Bible Love Notes ministry.

Bible Love Notes makes no profit. We don't function ads too we'd never utilization our subscriber listing to brand money. But nosotros convey an amazing staff: prayer squad leader, editor, picture creator, too 5 translators. 

God has connected me amongst these women inwards ways that entirely He could orchestrate. We alive on 3 dissimilar continents too inwards 7 dissimilar countries: the United States, Hungary, Serbia, Holland, Uruguay, Brazil, too Suriname. But we're united inwards the same purpose.

💗 This reminds me of around other business office of my story...and it's business office of your storey every bit good (if you're a Christ-follower):

Before me was a slap-up multitude that no i could count, from every nation, tribe, people too language, standing earlier the throne too earlier the Lamb. They were wearing white robes too were asset palm branches inwards their hands. And they cried out inwards a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, too to the Lamb.” Revelation 7:9-10

💗Gail

P.S. This devotion is longer than most of my devotions. I permit myself 2-3 minutes on my birthday instead of 1 minute. If you'd similar to read final year's birthday post, it's here: 7 Characteristics of Modern Christians.

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