Today I celebrate my 40th birthday so I thought I would share with you some lessons I’ve learned during my 40 years on this earth. As you will notice some are serious and some are not so serious. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them. 

1. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
2. Jesus loves me and died for my sins.
3. Children who have parents that love God are blessed beyond measure.
4. A man who has a virtuous wife has received the favor of God.
5. There are absolutely no words to describe what it is like to be a daddy.
6. Moments with grandparents should be cherished. You will miss them when they are gone.
7. What you know will open doors but who you know will open more doors.
8. The greatest investment you can make is in people.
9. True friends are discovered in adversity.
10. You can learn something from everyone you meet.
11. Smiling and laughing are both contagious.
12. You will like more things if you try more things.
13. Dessert should be served first so you actually have room to eat it
14. A Ford will not die when it’s driver has a Chevy heart.
15. There is such a thing as a stupid question.
16. Libraries are a wonderful gift to a community.
17. A good name is invaluable.
18. Positive people are more fun to be around than negative people.
19. Growing old is inevitable but acting old is optional.
20. If people approached Monday like they do Friday they would enjoy Monday like they do Friday.
21. Everyone is someone’s difficult person.
22. Nothing is ever lost that is placed in the hands of Jesus.
23. Some people are in denial that Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977.
24. Words have the power of life and death so we should choose them carefully.
25. People who attended Baptist churches in the 50’s as children or teenagers don’t know how to dance or play cards.
26. You can pick on your siblings but nobody else can.
27. The Apostle Paul really didn’t have the King James Version.
28. Santa and Satan are not the same person even though they have the same letters in their name.
29. Death is not a respecter of age, gender, or race.
30. Love is a choice.
31. Life is meant to be shared with others.
32. The church is not perfect but it is still an important part of God’s plan in this world.
33. I was young and now I am older but I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
34. Taking care of your body when you are young will pay huge dividends when you are old.
35. Some things are better left unsaid.
36. We were born for a purpose greater than ourselves and that purpose can only be found in the One greater than all; Jesus Christ.
37. The older I get the more hair I have in my ears.
38. Growing older is a gift because it allows me the opportunity to watch my family grow older
39. We should number our days aright so we will gain a heart of wisdom.
40. Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

What is one lesson you have learned during your lifetime?

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