As I was putting my girls to bed tonight I was thinking about bible class on Sunday morning. The teacher made the point that we are quick to point out all the things that we seem to be lacking. At the same time we are slow to count our blessings. I know that at times this is especially true of me. I could give you mountains of lists of things that I feel that I want or need or arrogantly feel I am entitled to. How selfish of me! If I would only stop and truly take time to be thankful for all that I do have.
For starters I have air in my lungs! I don't even have to think about putting it there! It is there because of the marvelous way God created us! I have a roof over my head. I have a wonderful husband(who BTW is being nominated for Manager of the Year!!) that works hard so that we can have the things that we do. I am also able to stay home because of his hard work. I have two beautiful, healthy girls. They are a handful at times, but I wouldn't trade them for anything. Goodnight hugs and kisses are quite possibly the best!! We have some minor health issues, but compared to others there is no room for complaining. I live in a country where we are still free to worship God. We are free to worship whenever we choose. Yes, we are continually falling away from being the nation that was founded on godly principals by God-fearing men. But, we are still FREE! And if ever worse comes to worse I have the hope of something more to come, because this world is not my home! God blesses us while we journey HOME! He provides all that we need! How could complaining ever come into the picture(I'm still working on that one!)?? Let me know if anyone has it figured out!
The greatest blessing of all is that I have the promise and hope of Heaven. No matter the troubles of this life, there IS more to come. There IS more than just this life!
God is GOOD! What a blessing it is that He chooses to bless us!!
Head on over to Heavenly Homemakers where you'll find others that are sharing what they are grateful for this week!
4 comments:
This is very beautiful and all things we need to be thankful for more often! Thank you for sharing this beautiful post!
Great post! We have so much to be thankful for, and yet often forget! Thanks for the reminder to focus on the blessings of life.
Praise God for His many blessings! We are so blessed! :D
This is such a beautiful post. Thank you for sharing :)
And about the product I'm taking... It's an all natural treat filled with antioxidants that is keeping me both energized and feeling good (which is a feat for being pregnant lol). I can't wait to post more about it. I'm planning my giveaway!
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