John 1:16, “From His abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.”
Good morning friends in Christ! Abundance! More than we need of something. Blessings! A help and approval from God, it helps you do something and brings happiness. Who wouldn’t want blessings?! We all want, need, crave blessings. Here’s the hard part, blessings are GIVEN to you not earned, achieved, or bought. Blessings are a gift from God right alongside His grace, mercy and eternal salvation! We can do nothing to earn them.
Blessings that are poured out in abundance into our lives, will look different for each of us. We are each uniquely made and therefore how we are blessed will be unique, as well. I love how God created us each in such a unique and wonderful way! So let’s not allow ourselves to compare the blessings in someone else’s live to our own. There are no comparisons in God’s divine plan. We are all called to a different journey in this life, following God’s will for it. Let us put on the armor of God and move in His will and we will be abundantly blessed!
Count your blessings! Write them down, sing them, say they in poem form, pray them to our Savior, shout them to our family and friends! Count them and you will be amazed at how abundantly you really are blessed! THis is my challenge to each of you reading this, literally count your blessings. Reply to this blog and count them here for us all to see! Through this recounting of blessings, many more will be blessed!
My blessings of abundance are:
Jesus, my Lord and Savior!
God’s Holy Word, the Bible!
God’s unfailing, unending love!
Forgiveness, given and received!
a godly marriage that has been through the test of fire and shines for HIm
two wonderful boys here on earth with me and 10 babies waiting for me in heaven
The legacy of two beautiful, godly, loving in-laws, who are in glory now, but left a lasting hand print on our lives.
Family, who even through tough times and estrangement, have taught me well the lessons God had for me.
so very many godly friends that I can not name them all, but you and God know how precious you all are to me.
So many physical needs met in abundance: a home, food, water, clothes and shoes
emotional, physical and spiritual healing.
The survival of abuse and the healing to move on and continue to love others well
The created beauty all around us, trees, flowers, mountains, streams, lakes, oceans,
Birds, sea life, animals of all shapes and sizes!
The sunrise and the sunset.
The moon and the stars
So very many more, but will continue to recount them to my Heaney Father.
Let’s hear some of your blessings!
Love and prayers, Paula Nebel
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