03-15-2014

Everyday is a Blessings

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“If you don’t think you have any blessings, remember your heart is still beating”

I have absolutely no idea who originally said this as it has been floating around twitter but I absolutely love it.  It is so easy for us to get wrapped into a ‘why me?’ attitude (we all do it).  For us to look at everyone else and think “Well, how come they got that?” or “I deserved that” or “Nothing good ever happens to me.”  This quote gives a new perspective on that.  Just the fact that you are alive, your heart beats and pumps blood is a blessing.  Just think of how everything has to work together for your heart to beat.  Being alive is a blessing, having food is a blessing, having a roof over your head is a blessing.  When you think of how much you really have compared to so many other people, it really puts things into perspective about just how truly blessed you are.

Jeremiah 29:11- “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

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03-24-2013

[Blessed]

Blessed… we hear it all the time and we say it all the time but what does really being blessed mean?  Do we overuse the word Blessed (I don’t think so), do we have the wrong idea of what it means to be Blessed (maybe).

bless·ed

adjective
1.  consecrated; sacred; holy; sanctified: the Blessed Sacrament.
2.  worthy of adoration, reverence, or worship: the Blessed Trinity.
3.  divinely or supremely favored; fortunate: to be blessed with a strong, healthy body; blessed with an ability to find friends.
4.  blissfully happy or contented.

According to dictionary.com – because that is where you are supposed to find definitions… :)

I think, as humans we sometimes get narrow minded and think we are only blessed if we are the last one, blissfully happy or content, but that isn’t true.  We are blessed just by being Children of God (1 John 3:1-See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him).

I think we have our definition of what it means to be blessed confused sometimes.  We are blessed just for being alive.  We are blessed just for being given one more day to live by our Heavenly Father.  He doesn’t owe us anything, not a new car, a new job, more money, and definitely not another day.

The Bible is full of verses about blessings, blessings God gave to His followers and promises of blessings for us.  God loves to bless us in many different ways and He blesses us in little ways and in big ways!  I tend to think getting another day to live is a big one but also smelling the flowers, seeing a rainbow, the smell after a spring rain… all of those are God’s little blessings that He gives to His children because He loves us.  There are so many verses about God blessing His people.  Here are some of my favorite but I know there are many, many more…

Ephesians 1:3-  Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

Matthew 5:2-12- “and he began to teach them.  He said:“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.  Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.  Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.  Blessed are the merciful, =for they will be shown mercy.  Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.  Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.  Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.  Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”

Just know that you are blessed just by being a Child of God.  One of my favorite songs is 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) by Matt Redmond.  Check it out.  Bless the Lord, oh my soul, oh my soul, worship His holy name.  Sing like never before, oh my soul.  I’ll worship your Holy Name. 

Just a side note, I hope this posts makes sense.  It was something that was weighing on my heart to write and so hopefully I got it across in a somewhat intelligent manner :)

 


 

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