My Birthday.........
Posted at 1:43 PM, Friday, November 2, 2007
Well, my birthday came and went, and I didn’t tell anyone at AUN about it. When most of my friends found out it was my birthday the previous day, they were like "Why didn't you tell us?" Actually, I didn't want to give anyone the impression that I was requesting presents, or stuff like that. Anyways, the day started in the normal way, then it went from normal to bad, and sometime in the late afternoon it became worse. But then suddenly in late evening, everything changed! I was just sitting outside all alone waiting for the bus remembering my past birthdays. Couldn't stop thinking about mom, I really really missed her. Then I looked up at the sky and saw exactly what would cheer me up - I wasn't expecting it but here were the clouds I had been praying for! God blessed us with rain that night. Actually, I had been praying for rain on my birthday for like 3-4 days. Thank you Jesus for sending the rain, it made my day! It didn't end there; after a few minutes I was off to ride my bicycle when Dr. Evgeny Grakhov (my CSC 384 professor) comes up to me and wishes me a very happy birthday. I hadn't expected anyone to care really, especially not one of my professors. And then, here is one of my favorite professor wishing me happy birthday! I felt really glad (he even gave me some sweets as a gift) I found out from him that 5th October is also Diana’s birthday. Diana is the daughter of Mr. Stanislav Kublakov, the administrative assistant to the President. She is a cute little angel! I just love to see her with her mom and dad; it's just so beautiful. Wish I had some picture of her to post here. But unfortunately, I don’t.
When we got home I got 2 more surprises – Mona, Nousheen, Nino, and Hamman gave me a beautiful jewelry set! It was just lovely! I hadn’t expected it. Then dad told me that he also had a present for me – he had ordered a cake on Sunday for my birthday! I was so happy cos I just love cakes! Hmmmm, I knew that things would soon be well and thanked God for everything I got that day.
Then, finally, the best gift of all came later that day. At night before going to sleep, I prayed to God to change me and make me who I was before mom passed away; to take away all bitterness and sadness, to make me joyful once again. And in the next few days I changed! It was evident even the next day, I just felt different - much more cheerful! I can’t thank God enough for His mercy. I wouldn’t be who I am today if He hadn’t changed me. "Thank you sooooooooooooooo much Savior!"
My friends also wished me when they found out it was my birthday the previous day. Thanks everyone. Thanks for making my day special
. And above all, thank You Jesus for everything I have, and everything I am. I love You because You first loved me. It’s just the best feeling in the world, to know that God loves you. It’s amazing, so amazing! There’s nothing that can compare to that, absolutely nothing! To make you understand what I’m trying to say, I’ll leave you with this wonderful poem to reflect on (got it off a greeting card) :
You ask why I follow this Jesus?
Why I love Him the way I do?
When the world’s turned away from His teachings
And the people who serve Him are few.
It’s not the rewards I’m after,
Or gifts that I hope to receive
It’s the Presence that calls for commitment
It’s the Spirit I trust and believe.
The Lord doesn’t shelter His faithful
Or spare them all suffering and pain,
Like everyone else I have burdens,
And walk through my share of rain.
Yet He gives me a plan and a purpose,
And that joy only Christians have known,
I never know what comes tomorrow,
But I do know I’m never alone.
It’s the love always there when you need it;
It’s the words that redeem and inspire,
It’s the longing to ever be with Him
That burns in my heart like a fire.
So you ask why I love my Lord Jesus?
Well, friend, that’s so easy to see,
But the one thing that fills me with wonder is
Why Jesus loves someone like me.