Today is my fiancee's birthday. I am celebrating her birthday but she is not with me here. She went back to her home province. I will celebrate her birthday anyway.

People these days oftentimes choose not to celebrate their birthdays. I pity them for not having a good idea why people should celebrate birthdays. When you celebrate your birthday, you are doing two things. First you are celebrating your birth. The birth that gave your life. How else would you thank God for giving your life but by celebrating it on your birthday. Why else do tyou think we celebrate Jesus' birthday. To celebrate his birth and the meaning of his life.

That is the other reason for celebrating birthdays. To celebrate the meaning of your life. If having life isn't enough reason to celebrate, then the meaning of your life and how it has become to be a blessing to others is cause for a celebration. Every year when your birthday comes, you thank God for the year of blessing He has given you. You thank God for another year of maturity. You thank God for another to come and the people around you would definitely would like to thank God too.

That is why we party. We have parties and celebration. Because you don't thank God alone, you thank Him with your family and friends. That's why we have lots of food. Because the food is the symbol of God's abundant grace and blesing he has given you. And of course, what better way to interact and celebrate with other people than over food.

So, if ever someone's NOT celebrating a birthday may need to some friendly advice from you. And when you can convince that person to celebrate, then I'm sure you'll have a FREE dinner tonight.