The bright light of my refrigerator flickered on as I bent
over to search for a snack to eat the other day. Three of the four shelves
stared at me, empty of contents. My first thought was that by the looks of my
fridge, anyone could tell I didn’t have money.
But God
wouldn’t let me think I had little for too long as the truth ran through my
mind, informing my brain that I actually had been given much. My culture had
told me that I didn’t have enough, when in reality, I do.
As I was
reminded of how blessed I truly am, a knot of disappointment looped in my
stomach. How could I be so ungrateful when I have so much?
Right then,
I realized why I didn’t see all of the blessings God gave me—I always look for
more. More time, more food, more clothes, more money, more friends, more
affirmation, more success, and when I am consumed with wanting more, I blind
myself to the blessings that God has so graciously given to me—the reality of
already having more than enough.
Instead of
seeing the blessings, I notice everything that is supposedly lacking in my
life—my false needs.
Recently, I
started reading a book entitled One
Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp, and she has challenged me to look for
blessings everywhere. Yesterday, I began to mine through my day and seek out
blessings of any kind. Do you know what I found? Millions of pieces of the
evidence that God is with us—hugs from children, laughs that overwhelm your
whole body, kisses of sunshine, warm, fuzzy blankets that melt the chill off
your feet, and so many more blessings.
With every
blessing that I write down now, as Voskamp challenges, I get one step closer to
realizing how much I’ve been given and how little I actually lack. With every
stroke of the pen, I’m beginning to see only beauty, not voids, because I am
evermore aware of all I’ve been given from such a gracious God.
We all have
been blessed more than we realize, and we all need to be more grateful than we
are.
Thank you
will never be enough. He deserves our lives, and when we just start looking for
the blessings, we realize that they’re absolutely everywhere just waiting to be
discovered and appreciated.
Living Life Together,
Rebecca Thomas
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