[My] Grateful Trio
Over the past few weeks, I have been inquiring to a few
people what are the three things they are most thankful for in their life right
now. I asked this question, because it is something I myself have been
pondering, likewise I am curious and it is a great conversation starter.
Perhaps this was all some inner self “see how far you have come” in honor of my
29th birthday (which is now passed, so you all rest as I won’t be
mentioning it in another blog for a while – ha), but I have firmly planted my
feet on the following, which as my diddy so complimentarily put it two weeks
ago, “I am just amazed, as I watch you talk, you are not the girl I raised. You
have changed so much, I am more than proud of you” (all be thanks to the glory
of God for that change).
#1 : SALVATION
Of course this may seem on the surface as a total suck up
response, but I truly do mean it. I believe that what is written here is true,
I believe that there is, but one way to heaven and I believe that with out God
your life is pretty much worthless (in the capacity of ‘will it count for
anything after this age is done’, but yes are beings are of worth, lest Jesus wouldn't have died for us .. just for clarification). So yes, because of this, it is the #1 thing
I am grateful for. Without my salvation, well to be honest, I surely believe I
would be dead right now.
# 2: FAMILY and FRIENDS
You have heard me say it before, “by blood or by water” (if not then I'm going to venture to say you have not yet read the book),
which just simply speaks on how God can bring people into our lives, that while
not may be related by blood, still are as close as if you were carried around
in the womb together (or likewise if they had given birth/fathered you). The
relationships for family/friends can be a lifetime, a prolonged journey or just
for a season, but with these encounters we are molded into who we are. They are
the people who continuously hope for your well being, hold you up in prayer, and supply a much needed shoulder to cry on
in times of trouble.
# 3 : LOVING LIKE JESUS
If you do not know God, you do not know true love, as it is
written in 1 John 4:8. Likewise, if you do not know how to love like Jesus, you do not
know how Jesus loves you. Over the past two years of my life, I have
experienced first-hand how Jesus loves us and I cannot imagine my life being
any different now. Through the outreach of myself to others, I have realized
how He has reached out to me, how to not be so apt to try to reach for
perfection (as it totally doesn’t exists), nor to throw myself in a whirlwind
to due a fall (sin) or to cast myself apart from people, because I have some
(unjustified) thought that I am “too weird”. Likewise, as it has been shown to
me quite recently, through learning to love like Jesus, I actually came upon
what may be my own love language (serving/acts of service/serving together). Which admittedly comes as both as a little shock and very welcomed revelation. Perhaps other people have seen this in me all along, and it just
took some extra steps toward expressing God’s love wholeheartedly to everyone,
without regard for appearance, past failures or current circumstance (etc) for
me to embrace it myself.
May you each examine take a moment to examine the things
that you are most grateful for. Reflect on the things that God has given to
you, think about where you are and where you have come from, rejoice that one
day (should you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and savior) you will be able
to bask in His radiance and live out eternity in peace and harmony with “all
creation”.
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