Mundo and Amanda Meneses

Well, birthdays are a special treat in my family. As they should be I suppose. After all, it is a day of celebrating the gift of life that God has given us. Every year when it comes to my birthday, I observe a tradition that I have developed over the years. It goes something like this. I wake up and before I do anything else, I kneel beside my bed. Then I thank God for the previous year and dedicate myself afresh to Him and His purposes. Don’t think there is anything special about it, but I think it is more for me than anything. Throughout the Bible we see men and women acknowledge God in their life. One promise I hold on to as a believer of Jesus Christ is Proverbs 3:5-6 -”Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and He will make your paths straight.” To me this acknowledgment comes in the form of yielding to the leading of the Holy Spirit. Jesus promised He would send ‘Another One’, the Holy Spirit who would guide and lead us. I am thankful for another year, and hope I can walk more by the leading of God than my own ambition and desires.