Today's my Birthday

My big sister and me

This year I turn 61 and 38*…physical birth, spiritual birth.

There actually have been similarities in my physical and spiritual growth processes. 

As a baby Christian God wiped my nose and hand-fed me. Things were pretty easy. 

In the early years His Word was my new friend and every lesson an exciting discovery. 

Awkward growth spurts followed when I became a spiritual adolescent. Then I spent far too long in the know-it-all stage of teens/twenties. 

Eventually God began to trust me with the responsibilities and hardships of spiritual adulthood. Sometimes I made Him proud, sometimes I staggered from the pain and sank into self-pity, and often I longed for the easier years of spiritual childhood. 

But babies can’t experience God’s fullness. We learn and grow through adult responsibilities and adult difficulties.**

Today, as I turn 61 and 38, please ask God to help me keep growing. And this is my prayer for you too!
**See 1 Peter 2:2-3 and Hebrews 5:11-14
* My spiritual birthday is actually a few months prior to my physical birthday  

If you'd like to read my post on my 60th birthday last year it's here: Life Expectancy.   

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