As I was studying this story in scripture (the inductive way), here is what I found (http://bit.ly/1s8tNJj):
Many of us remember the story of the Moses and the Exodus as well as God's promises of the Promised Land. We grew up hearing this story, singing songs and even occasionally acting it out. We learned that because of their unbelief and disobedience, Moses and his generation were not allowed to enter the Promised Land. They wandered the desert for 40 years until this older generation died. But God was still faithful & allowed the next generation entrance. Under the leadership of Joshua, Moses's successor, the Israelites finally came upon Jericho and because of their obedience, even when it didn't make sense and they were frightened, they conquered the city and gained entrance to the Promised Land.
As I was studying this story in scripture (the inductive way), here is what I found (http://bit.ly/1s8tNJj):
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... And I'll cry if I want to. Or something like that. Tomorrow {well technically now Today}, May 12, is my birthday. For most people, their birthday is a wonderful day, filled with lots of gifts and people celebrating them all day long, some even all week or all month. Don't get me wrong, that is what your birthday should be, a celebration of another year passed. Your birthday is supposed to be a marking of time, an opportunity to look back on all that you've accomplished in the past year.
I'm about to get REAL & RAW so proceed with caution! {Don't say I didn't warn you!} For me, however, birthdays are a reminder of what I haven't accomplished and that another year has passed without that "success" having been reached. It seems to have hit a bit harder this year. I will be turning 38, so it's not a big significant birthday but for some reason, I've been a bit more emotional this past week as I've thought of this mile-stone coming up. I'm not sure if it is because I will also be celebrating 20 years since I graduated high school in a few weeks. Perhaps it's seeing all the people I graduated with (as we anticipate our reunion this summer) and realizing that many of them have gained that "success" that I talked about earlier. Now, success means something different for each individual. For some it is wealth, for others it is tied to their work or their home or their car or perhaps their family. For me, the only thing I EVER wanted to be, the thing that is a constant desire in my life is to be a MOM. Perhaps the emotion comes because we just celebrated Mother's Day (which occasionally actually falls on my birthday) coupled with the fact that because I live here in Mexico, I got to "celebrate" it twice, once on Sunday, May 8 for the US and again on Tuesday, May 10 here in Mexico. It seems it is all a blinding, neon, flashing, blaring reminder that I have FAILED! I am a FAILURE! |
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