Blessings

Despite the popular gospel song which is a part of my earlier years, blessings come in greater number than can be counted.  It is that way every day.  Even in the days which put us in a the middle of a powerful dark storm, there are more blessings to count than we have fingers and toes.  Folks love to say "God is good" but they seem to use it only when reporting some positive things happening in their lives.  The truth is that God is good even when the results are troubling and create hardships in our lives. 

 

Blessings are not dependent on circumstances.  They are dependent on God.  They are dependent on His goodness and mercy.  There is no end to His goodness and His mercy has no limits.  The blessings God pours into our lives may not look like the way we want God to bless us.  The fact that the blessing we receive is not the one we expect or want does not change the reality of the divine blessing.  Even in what we might call the worst of days, there are more blessings being given than we are consciously receiving and claiming. 

A good discipline is to journal blessings.  Being aware of the blessings of the day makes us more grateful.  It helps deal with the "poor me" syndrome.  It keeps us looking toward the Giver of the blessings instead of the difficult things which are weighing down upon us.  Journaling blessings also gives us a written record of how God is working in our lives to bring about good.  Write them down.  It may surprise you what the Lord has done.