Being a year older

Being a year older...
>should not be a cause of despair because "i'm getting old",
but a reason for gratitude because God has given me another year to live;
>should not bring worry because i have to throw out an "expensive" treat
but a time of rejoicing that there are people whom i can celebrate it with;
>should not be a frustration because some people didn't care to greet
but a chance to be thankful because there are those who did;
>should not bring sadness because "i didn't receive any gifts"
but a realization that the best gifts in life are those unseen,
like love and thoughfulness from family and friends;
>should not be a discouragement because of another year in this hard-pressed time
but an opportunity to exercise faith in seeing something despite a blurry beyond;
>should not bring accusation in remembering failures
but a time to gain wisdom, to learn from them, and keep on again;
>should not be a burden because of expected "additional" obligations
but a source of joy in knowing that I am useful in any way I can.

It's a matter of perspective, they say,
How you accept it, when for you
a year passes away.
You can be glad, or choose dismay,
But it will affect your mood
on that supposed special day.

As for me, as I stepped on being 23,
there are important things that God taught me:
that gratitude is best said than assumed
that love is best given than just received
and that sense of fulfilment is sensible in Christ alone.

"Lord, You are the meaning of my existence,
the reason I live,
the purpose of my every endeavor.
May it please You once more, to make use of me
for this another year."

**patting my own back** Happy Birthday Em!

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