Acknowledging Our Blessings

Today God has provided a wide assortment of blessings throughout our day. Early morning began with His gift of a new day; filled with fresh mercies; and the ability to breathe, and move, and have our being.  Even tho clouds were present; the warm sunshine peaked through for quite awhile before the rains came; and even thunder roared for a bit; and then it was quite again as the rain stopped falling and sunlight tried to make its way through the clouds; and then darkness fell. Throughout the day there was shelter from the storms; food on our table, clothes on our backs, and shoes on our feet; and now as we prepare for a time of rest, we bow before our Lord with heartfelt thanks and gratitude for the many blessings He shed on us during this one day.........and some would dare to doubt they are blessed--Really???

Too often, we take God for granted. We take life for granted and we take daily blessings for granted. Blessings of protection, provision, of being loved beyond measure, blessings of family and friends, blessings of health and of forgiveness; and the list could go on and on and on. My question is, "When will we really stop and count our blessings?" When will we give God the love and praise He deserves for all He has done for our good? When will we realize Who God is and give Him our complete heart? That is something each of us will have to determine within our thinking ability. 

As you relax in bed tonight and begin to close your eyes to rest; take just a moment to open your mind and begin to count all the ways God has blessed your life throughout this day- just today; and then if you're totally honest with yourself, it will surely surprise you at all the blessings God has given and all the ways He has sheltered you throughout this day. 

So let's give Him thanks, because truly He is worthy of ALL our thanks! And as you begin to thank Him, you will feel yet another blessing of His loving peace sweep over your body; a peace that passes all understanding as you begin to relax in Him. And now that you've given Him praise and you know 'whose you are' and who He is and that tomorrow is already in His hands; you can know without a doubt that 'it is well with your soul'.   

Be Blessed, dear friends, knowing that God has you covered in the palm of His hands. He loves you and so do I~~