17 Birthday Blessings for Our Ink Slinger

My maternal sentimental instincts would like to post some of the cutest baby pictures ever of Ink, but I know he wouldn't think that was one of my coolest ideas.

Instead, we'll have to be happy with this one.

When I look at this young man of ours, all I can think of is God's grace. It covers the pages of every day of his life. He's a testimony to the truth that godly children are the works of God's hands. God gets every ounce of the glory.

Are there any better birthday wishes than birthday blessings?

1) May you love the LORD your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength all the days of your life. May you always love your neighbor as yourself. (Luke 10:27)

2) May the LORD continually be your strong habitation, the One you run to at all times. (Psalm 71:3) May you remember that your afflictions are achieving for you an eternal glory that outweighs them all. (2 Cor. 4:17)

3) May the LORD be your sun and shield and give you grace and glory. May He bless you with every good thing as you walk in His ways. (Psalm 84:11,12)

4) May you remember the preciousness of time and redeem every moment for His glory. (Eph. 5:16)

5) May your conception of God never be grounded in lustful desires or fleshly ambition, but always in the truth of God's Word. (Willliam Gurnall)

6) May you always be fat-souled, continually praising the LORD with joyful lips.  (Psalm 63:5)

7) May the LORD establish the work of your hands, and may you always use your gifts for His glory. (Psalm 90:17)

8) May you know the joy of a godly wife and many olive plants around your table. May you lead your family with wisdom and righteousness. (Psalm 128:3, Proverbs 31)

9) May the LORD draw upon your soul the lineaments of Christ, in every trace and feature. (Valley of Vision)

10) May you never cease to be a letter written with the pen of the Holy Spirit. (Valley of Vision)

11) May you never walk in a spirit of fear, but with power and love and a sound mind. (2 Tim. 1:7)

12) May you be a man given to much prayer and time in the Word. May His Words be sweeter than honey to you, and may you always hunger deeply for them. (James 5:16, Psalm 119:103)

13) May you walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. (Colossians 1:10)

14) May you always love others with a self-denying, self-sacrificing love that reflects your Savior, Jesus Christ. (1 Cor. 13)

15) May your heart be infused with a deep awareness of your sin. May you never forget you are saved by grace and nothing of yourself. May you always be quick to repent and seek forgiveness from Christ Jesus and those you have offended. (Rom. 3:23, Eph. 2:8, Eph. 4:32)

16) May you see yourself as nothing and God as everything. May your heart seek the LORD with intensity and long with vehement thirst to live for Him. (Valley of Vision)

17) May Psalm 103 be the song of all your days.

Happy Birthday, dear Son! We love you and praise God for you!

Love,

Mommy and Daddy