I’m Blessed

I’m sorry I didn’t put a little linky gadget up last Friday.  I’ve been on the fence about making that a “thing” just because sometimes I don’t always want to write about that, and sometimes I don’t need to write about that.  Anyway, that discussion is for another time.

Today I am writing about how God has blessed me, in my continued quest to praise Him for His active involvement in my life.  I’m trying to step back from praising God when I feel like it, and starting to praise Him because that’s what He deserves.  Because it’s an honor.

I praise Him for the little things, not so I get the little things.  I’m one who believes that God cares about the little things.  I think He cares about bills, about truth, about jobs, about children.  The God who designed the inner workings of a cell cares about the little things.

I think God delights in blessing us.  I think God knows when we need him more than any material blessings He could bestow.  That does not mean that he doesn’t care about the material.  That just means that if we are chasing the material, we are missing the treasure.

Here’s my list for the week:

-I’m blessed with flannel sheets.  I love flannel sheet weather.

-I’m blessed with a very smiley baby.

-I’m blessed that I’m continuing to see my kids grow in maturity, and the amazing conversations we are having.

-I’m blessed with this beautiful setting.

-I’m blessed with a husband who teaches me so much about love.  I love him so much it scares me sometimes.  I think that love like this is too great.  It’s too deep.  Surely one of us will die, or something tragic will happen to separate us because this love still overwhelms me.  Then God whispers to me, that He gave me Knut to teach me about His love.  God’s love is the deepest, the widest, the strongest.

I don’t have it all together, and nothing that I have listed is something I deserve because I’m just that great.  If you knew the sins I struggle with, the cowardice I sometimes show, the pride that comes out other times.  If you knew my temper, knew what a slob I can be, not to mention scatterbrained, you would know that these blessings were not from my works, but something God gave to me as a gift.

I know these posts maybe get preachy, and that’s not my mission.  I don’t think anyone ever intends to sound preachy.  Maybe they make someone feel sad, although no one has ever said that, I can’t tell you how much I worry about that.  I have people I complain with, don’t we all?  That’s not for right now, though.  Right now is Monday morning, and time to wake up to some praising (instead of the grumbling I can too easily do this special, exhausting day of the week).

How have you been blessed?  Instructions on how to link up are on the button on the right.  As always, I love to read those comments most especially today too!