In His Image. A Reason to Celebrate.

"For if a man belongs to Christ, he is a new person. The old life is gone. New life has begun."                                                                                                      II Corinthians 5:17

Today is the day I celebrate the day of my birth, or you know my birthday as some people say. I am twenty-four years old (it doesn't look as scary if I type it out). 

For a long time I was impartial to birthdays - I never got overly excited and I didn't want others to get overly excited either. I thought it was a little selfish to want to celebrate myself. I guess my heart was [almost] in the right place. But as of late I have come to realize that I am completely worthy of celebration - not because of anything I have done, but because the God of all creation made me. And He made me in His image. 

Mind. Blown. No, seriously, just think about it for a second. You and I were made in the image of God. Of God! He is majestic. Beautiful. Creative. Powerful. Caring. He has emotions - I have emotions. He longs to love and be loved - I long to love and be loved. We were created by Him and for Him. Long before I was ever conceived, God knew me and He desired to be in a relationship with me. And then on March 3, 1989, He decided it was time to bring me into this amazing world.

And now, 24 (gulp) years later, I choose to celebrate my life because God celebrates my life! I am excited about my life because God is excited about my life! I am filled with joy and thankfulness that God thought of me and He formed me and He made me just the way I am. No mistakes. I am perfect in His sight. Hallelujah. Thank you, Jesus!

I would like to share parts of my life with you. This blog is my birthday present to myself! It comes down to this: I love Jesus, I love life and I love to write. So, why not write about my life and my love for Jesus? Sounds like a plan to me. 

And now it begins, the best year of my life. I live for Him because He died for me.

Brittany

"Then Christ will make His home in your hearts as you trust in Him. Your roots will grow down into God's love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God."

Ephesians 3:17-19