What’s Brewing – Making a Fuss
I’ve been thinking this morning of what it means to be made much of and how for the first part of my life – I liked it. I wanted it. I worked for it. Being the center of attention gave me a sense of worth. A place of belonging. An affirmation of being loved.
But time has passed. Life’s changed. I’ve changed. And my birthday is coming – that time of year when people make a fuss. Cake. Flowers. Presents. Party hats. Hilarious cards where wrinkly old people with wacky hair and outdated shoes, toast the day with a glass of Metamucil and a bran muffin.
The numbers are switching quickly. Sixty-eight will become sixty-nine, leaving me with just twelve short months to cling to what remains of this sixth decade of life.
Some will say it’s just a number. But, it’s a BIG NUMBER. It’s a number that has more numbers behind it than in front of it; a fact that has me far more thoughtful than depressed. Because numbers are a good thing when counted correctly. When they go up – it’s addition. When they go down – it’s subtraction. From that perspective – I’m not really growing old, I’m simply moving up. Up to maturity. Up to contentment. Up to that kind of unselfishness that chooses to spread the love around while I make much of others instead of expecting others to make much of me.
So, please, no surprise parties. No balloons. No streamers. No fuss. Just let me enjoy the quiet reflections of a life that has been written into history by the Author of Life. Let me remember my journey that I may know the righteous acts of my God (Micah 6:5). Let me number my days that I may apply my heart to wisdom (Psalm 90:12). Let me ponder these things and treasure them in my heart (Luke 2:19). And let me listen, closely and quietly, and see if I can hear the Lord rejoicing over me with singing (Zephaniah 3:17).
And, of course, let me eat cake while I taste and see that God is good (Psalm 34:8).
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.
His mercies never come to an end
They are new every morning
New every morning
Great is Thy faithfulness, O Lord.
Great is Thy faithfulness.
What’s Brewing – Making a Fuss was first posted on April 21, 2015 at 8:19 am.
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