A SIMPLE THOUGHT

It is a beautiful bright sunny day today but it is also cold, snowy, icy and dangerous.  I am thankful God has provided in many ways so that I do not have to go out.

God has given me a wonderful dedicated husband who willingly goes out in all this day after day to do the work God has given him.  Not only has God given him stable work with a great company, He has also gifted Andy in areas needed to get the job done.  Andy has the uncanny ability to remember and know how to use the knowledge he has gained from all of the on the job experiences over the years.  This knowledge helps him each day as challenges mount.  His alertness to minute details in the big picture gives him a jump on the obstacles to come.  Even when his health wavers with this current gruesome deadline schedule, God gives him periods of rest at odd times of the day so he has strength to carry on and rise above the circumstances.

God has also provided me with children close by who are willing to help when things need to be taken care of that I cannot do myself.  Their nearness is a blessing to me but those that are far away keep in touch and it warms my heart when I hear their voices on the phone or get a text or email.  Even though they are not with me God blesses me through contact with them.  My children whether near or far away encourage me and are there for me in more ways than I can explain.

I want for nothing.  I have more than I need.  I am blessed abundantly with peace, joy, love and hope because of God’s unconditional love for me (love), Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for me (hope) and the Holy Spirit’s constant Presence with me and within me (peace and joy)!

All of this came to me this morning with a simple thought that I wrote in my journal:

Thank you, Lord, for your peace and joy and love and hope.

 Psalm 118:23-24 New Living Translation (NLT)

²³ This is the Lord’s doing,
and it is wonderful to see.
²⁴ This is the day the Lord has made.
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 103:1 King James Version (KJV)

103 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.