Dear Friend, I’m writing this note on my flight back from Cape Town, where we’ve spent the weekend celebrating a birthday! Some of us love any excuse for a good party; others would rather let the day go by unnoticed! Whatever your preference may be, a CELEBRATION is the ACTION of MARKING one’s
POWERNOTE FROM EDNA
PLEASURE at an EVENT or PERSON!
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God takes pleasure in you and in me! For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation. Psalm 149:4 NASBS At times we find this hard to believe, especially on those days that we feel like we’ve missed it ‘big time or most of the time...’ God LOVES you and CELEBRATES you. He has marked you for His FAVOR and delights in you! Celebrating people, not just on their birthday but whenever we become aware of the gift that that person has been to us, and the difference they’ve made in our lives, whether it’s small or enormous, creates a Kingdom Culture of placing value on what He values...people and relationships! The gift of belonging, of making a difference, of living life beyond ourselves and our selfish agendas brings a sense of connection and
