Today is a little bit of a different day, tomorrow I will be another year older and another day closer to heaven. If you read any of my blogs or watch the videos, I pray that you can tell that I love Jesus, my family, my friends, as well as the lost and the broken  of the world that I come in contact with because I was one of them. As my birthday is here again, I have a simple request for what I would like as a gift, please pray for me to truly comprehend what God’s will is for my life and more importantly to be obedient to it whether blessings or trials in the furnace of affliction. With all that is going on in the world, there are certain verses that have more impact in my heart than they used to. It is written in *Ecclesiastes 3:1 To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: 2 A time to be born, And a time to die…* As I come to realize that at 61 years old, I am probably about ¾ of the way through my life if the Lord is merciful to me, the words of Charles Spurgeon have a little more impact than they did when I had my come to Jesus moment 25 years ago, he said “Time is short. Eternity is long. It is only reasonable that this short life be lived in the light of eternity.” There is a poem that I have read called “The Dash”, a few of the lines bring lucidity to me, “He noted that first came the date of birth and spoke of the following date with tears, but he said what mattered most of all was the dash between those years. For that dash represents all the time they spent alive on earth and now only those who loved them know what that little line is worth.” My prayer is that before I die, that everyone who has come to know me but didn’t know God, comes to know God because they have known me. And for those of you that do know God, my prayer is that my life has encouraged you to draw you closer to the Lord Jesus. Most people never hear what kind of impact they have made in other people’s lives while they are still among the living because those types of words are usually only said at memorial services and funerals. If I have made an impact in your life in any way, good or bad, it would be a blessing and gift to me to know what you will remember about me when I am gone. Thank you in advance to all who will share something, and my love is with all of you who bless me by encouraging me on a regular basis. Also, please feel free to share a prayer request if you would, so that I can have the honor and privilege of praying for you as well. Friendship goes both ways. Thank you all for the well wishes. Jesus loves you and I love you too. In Christ Love, douglas. HE>i. 

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