For the past 24 hours we’ve partied like it’s 1999—roasting s’mores; hosting sleepovers; holding our own “drive-in movie”; baking homemade muffins, cakes, and bread pudding; going on a trampoline outing; exchanging gifts—all to celebrate the births of two of my little people. But when Grandpa asked Think Tank what he did today, this birthday boy replied, “Not much.” That was a sucker punch to the gut, but it made me wonder…how often do I express “Not much” to God after receiving salvation, family, health, talent, forgiveness—so many gifts I can’t even comprehend, let alone enumerate? For me every day is a “Happy Birthday!” “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” James 1:17
Party Over Here!, October 26
Hi Robin, I really love and can definitely relate to your posts this week. It is so true that we often yimes get so caught up in life and start to subconsciously feel entitled to the days that are blessings from God. We automatically feel like waking up, being healthy, seeing our families, and having a roof over our heads and safety is a given. We many times take for granted and and grateful for whom its given by. Our Lord and savior who loves us very much deserves more than our not much attitude so this was a great reminder for me. Thank you.
You’re so right about that sense of entitlement. I chide my little people for it, but I’m definitely just as guilty of taking all of that for granted. But He knows, doesn’t He, and loves us so sweetly anyway. And we love those little ones who sit around our dinner table moaning, “Spaghetti again?!” 🙂