Hey Chris!
Happy Birthday! Its great to hear that you have such a positive outlook! Thats really great and encouraging. Oh, and I can only imagine how you are feeling - I'm about half your age and I want to stop getting older :P Haha, you could be my dad - thats how old you are! Haha, I guess thats not helping much ;) Well, its awesome to hear from you, and I do wish you a very happy and special birthday. And maybe you'll even just get a cute smile from a random boy today to make your day!

And I agree with everything that godsboy said, except the part about God may not send you anything for pleasure and that is OK . Well, of course God could do that, but I don't think that He ever will! I'm sure you already know this, but sometimes its good to hear it anyways: God is sending you MANY things that are for pleasure in your life each and every day ! If you can't see those, then its likely that you are focusing on the negative aspects too much (which of course happens, but if one spends their WHOLE life without realizing the pleasurable things God sends them, there they haven't opened their eyes!). We ALL have blessings, and those include things of pleasure. Of course, it may not be exactly what some stupid carnal desires are "pointing" towards (hehe, pun?! maybe?! i'll just be quiet now ...), but they're there!

Well, you have a great Birthday Chris, and I hope I talk to you soon!

Graces of God,
Deliverance