Birthday...;)

I just attended a cousin's birthday party this afternoon. I had fun (eating). But, I now feel a little bit down and disoriented. Maybe the stress took its toll on me since I helped (a little bit) in the preparation. My cousins are now teenagers and I have this feeling of sadness within. I am sad because I don't know if my cousins even know Jesus OR, if they do, do they have a personal relationship with Him? I am always praying that the Lord will call them to Him and that they will know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. I want them to become partakers of the Kingdom of God and to become one of God's children. I don't have any idea on how I can influence my cousins with my faith. My life is the best example I can show, yes, but I don't think it's enough because of the many "bad" things we've been through. Showing them a changed me would help, I guess, and meeting some other people who has Jesus in their life would likely open their eyes to the truth. Sadly, their peers are in the same state as they are. I do hope that they will be able to meet someone who can show them Jesus. All in all, it's only the Lord who knows what will happen and it is His will that will be done.
Now back to the birthday party. As a Christian, being born-again is a MUST and it is very important. That is why we always remember the day that we came to know Jesus Christ. That day marks the day we've come to life spiritually. It is more important than our "regular" birthdays. We cherish it so much that we feel uncomfortable if we forget it. So why then do we celebrate more our "regular" birthday than our spiritual birthday? The answer could be found in our culture. The culture that we have has long been celebrating the day we came to life in this world and it won't change in the near future. Being engrossed to our own physical self while neglecting our spiritual status is a sign that we don't understand what it means to be born-again. I am not saying that we should not celebrate our birthdays. Our birthday reminds us that God created us and gave us the opportunity to live in His wonderful creation. What I mean is that placing more emphasis on our "regular" birthdays while we don't even know where we will be after we die is very dangerous and heart-wrenching. Temporary happiness = eternal suffering is not worth it. We should not let ourselves be sidetracked by worldly passions. Remember that God does not owe us anything. Even if we were not born in this world, we can never question Him about that. It's His decision only. That is why, before we go and celebrate the day we were born, we should always put the glory and honor of God first in our lives and make sure that we really belong to Him and not to the enemy. Thanksgiving is very important, but, it will never be pleasing to God if you are not His child.

The Start of Something New

This blog thing is really foreign to me. I never anticipated writing random words that pops into my head. As a matter of fact, I don't like writing silly sentences. I'd prefer to write short stories or, if motivated, novels and poems. I also have a blog in wordpress but I don't really understand that much how it functions. You can say that I'm lazy to learn what technology can do for me. Anyway, I am hoping that as I start this, I will be able to keep this up and realize the beauty of blogging.

I welcome you all to my blog. Or shall I say, the Blessed Singleness Blog...