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 Another Birthday Single....

“I will be your God throughout your lifetime -- until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you (Isaiah 46:4, New Living Translation)


       Is it possible to look forward to and then not look forward to your birthday at the same time? I am thankful for the blessing of another birthday, but it is the getting older part that is hard. Growing up I never got those extravagant birthdays. Even though I am an only child my dad would often forget my birthday, which hurt so much year after year. Since my dad passed away a few years ago I no longer have to worry about him forgetting my birthday, but now I feel this sadness and mixed emotions that he is no longer here. Then there is the thought of facing another birthday single. As an introvert that struggles with friendships and being social overall there won’t be a special birthday dinner or surprise gifts. My job has published the list of February birthdays, and they forgot to add my name to the list. It is easy to feel down this time of year, but Isaiah 46:4 brings me so much hope. God is with us when we take our first breath and will be with us on our last day on this Earth. In a world that often elevates romantic relationships and family life as a benchmark for our lives, the reality of spending yet another birthday alone or single can bring up insecurities or doubts about whether we are “enough” just as we are. I am reminded of the blessing of being able to see another birthday and that as a single person that I am “enough”, and that God carries me through even the hardest times and cherishes me.






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