Happy Thursday!

I think yesterdays blog got pushed aside because of the WILD birthday action we had going on at Facebook! So, make sure you guys go back and read, frenzied fans and home field advantages.

I set a goal of thanking EVERY person that told me happy birthday… and I DID IT… THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN! Yeah!!

Don’t you love the BUZZ created around birthdays? Of course, some birthdays are more ELECTRIFYING than others, but a birthday is a birthday! It doesn’t even need to be OUR birthday… there is an impartation of LIFE found in CELEBRATING people! 

Birthdays are the ONE, and sometimes the ONLY, day of the year we demonstrate to our family, friends, co-corkers, church buds, and other random humans… WE ARE HAPPY THEY WERE BORN! 

Yesterday, my cup ran over as HUNDREDS of my family and friends and other random acquaintances went out of their way to MAKE ME FEEL SPECIAL! And I was HIGH all day long! Emily made me a birthday breakfast: sausage, egg, and cheese on an everything bagel! She also made me a very special birthday dinner with a very TASTY birthday desert! Heaven set her alarm clock on a summer morning to wake up early and give me a gift! Even the dogs told me happy birthday! My family is SO GOOD at celebrating birthdays!  

Between emails, facebook messages, myspace messages, twitter direct messages, cards, phone calls, and text messages… someone CELEBRATED my birth every minute or two ALL DAY LONG! The energy I felt from this is far too wonderful for words! The LOVE was FELT!

What if we could make people feel this special everyday? What if you and I could BECOME RAVING FANS of our family and friends… the biggest believers of the special people surrounding our lives! What if we had a goal of making ten people KNOW THEY ARE SPECIAL… ten people, seven days, each and every week! Can you FEEL the difference this could make?

Last night at Destiny Family Center, I taught about this guy named Onesiphorus! He’s in the bible as the guy who REFRESHED the Apostle Paul!

2 Timothy 1:16 May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he OFTEN REFRESHED me and was not ashamed of my chains.

He OFTEN REFRESHED ME! He’s the guy I looked for on my bad days… this guy brought me back to life OFTEN… he was so REFRESHING!

We also should aspire to become this kind of person… ONE THAT REFRESHES others! Instead of waiting around for someone to come and bless us… let’s wake up every morning with the aim of REFRESHING people… lots and lots refreshing to lots and lots of people. May we see every interaction with a human as another opportunity to REFRESH!

Go ahead, try it… REFRESH SOMEONE TODAY!

Proverbs 11:25  The generous will prosper; those who REFRESH others will themselves be REFRESHED. 

I pray that todays blog adds tremendous value to your amazing lives! Please leave your comments… and HELP EXPAND OUT INFLUENCE! Have a super duper day!