There is not a soul on this earth that has not done something wrong in their life time to someone else. It maybe something as little as saying the wrong thing and not even knowing it. We are all human and we all make mistakes. It is a great burden to hold on to anger and hurt. To forgive one another is to be blessed. When you have been hurt and you forgive you have brought blessing into your life by releasing the hurt. Forgiving is not saying that you like what has occurred to you but it is realizing hurt and anger only block the blessings of joy and love. It is very empowering to forgive and let go of the ownership of hurt. Try your best to forgive and fill your heart with joy and blessings instead of anger and hurt.
This video was sent to me from someone very special and it is a beautiful story. It brought tears to my eyes and reconfirmed what I have always believed in; Never Give Up On Someone Else or Yourself. No matter what challenges you face there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. These parents never gave up and they now see the light. God gives each one of us hope every single day. The next time you are facing a challenge and are at the end of your rope remember there is always a light …it may take some time but it will eventually shine. I have heard people say their illness or addiction is hopeless and come to find out they have turned the corner toward great health and free of addiction. There is never a hopeless situation. Have faith and God will carry you through. Like Carly says “Don’t Give Up”. Be sure to watch the video until the end, I promise it will be well worth it.
We are blessed when someone reaches out with a kind word …
Kind words are great blessings! Where would we be if there were no kind words in this world? Our world thrives off of kind words yet we take them for such little worth. We don’t recognize the great impact kind words have on us. Speak kind words to another person and see their face light up with a smile on their face. I don’t know a person who does not like to hear kind words spoken about them. We fail to acknowledge them as a blessing. Learn to respect kind words and give them often and abundantly. Kind words about others melt the heart of the soul and grow the spirit. They are filled with renewing energy which everyone deserves. Speak to others with kind words of praise and honor and your world will be blessed.
You know you are blessed when you realize each moment in your life counts….
It is a true blessing when you realize that each moment in your life counts. Often we are so busy that life passes us by. We are so caught up in getting things done that we let the important things pass by us. Many of us go through the motions of life with not realizing how each moment in our life is a true blessing. When you start living your life in the present moment, aware of every moment, your blessings will surround you. When each moment counts in your life, you will begin to realize and be aware of how beautiful it is to hear the sound of the birds singing in the morning and how wonderful a fresh rain smells in the heat of the summer. You will cherish a smile and hold onto kind words. The flowers will radiant in color and your world will become a blessing. You will cherish the moments that you spend with friends and family and realize how important each second of your life is. You will stop dwelling on the past and worrying about the future. You will realize how each word you speak can make an impact on others. Start making each moment of your life count and be aware of how beautiful your present life is…. We are all surrounded by God’s blessings!
This came across my email yesterday and I had to share it….
There was A blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, ‘If I could only see the world, I will marry you.’
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her Boyfriend. He asked her, ‘Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?’ The Girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn’t expected that. The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.
Her Boyfriend left in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying: ‘Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before
they were yours, they were mine.’
This is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations.
Life Is a Gift
Today before you say an unkind word – Think of someone who can’t Speak.
Before you complain about the taste of your food – Think of someone who has nothing to eat..
Before you complain about your husband or wife – Think of someone who’s crying out to GOD for a companion.
Today before you complain about life – Think of someone who went too early to heaven..
Before whining about the distance you drive Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.
And when You are tired and complain about your job – Think of the Unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your Job.
And when Depressing thoughts seem to get you down – Put a smile on Your face and think: you’re alive and still around..
Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. ~Benjamin Franklin
Worry can zap us from our blessings. If you are not careful worry can come in and take control leaving you with little peace. If you stop and think about the things that you have worried about in the past, most likely you will be reminded that it was a waste of your energy and it got you nowhere but stuck in fear. Fear and worry go hand in hand. Most of us worry because we are fearful of something. The next time you begin to worry remind yourself Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Worry will get you nowhere and will not add anything to your life except grief. Start living your life with blessings and turn your worry and fear into faith. The next time fear arises in your mind turn it around and think of the opposite. Learn to focus on a positive outcome instead of spinning your wheels on worry. The more you worry the longer you will stay stuck in the same place. I don’t know about you but I want to continue moving forward in blessings not living a life of fear and worry.
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?”
Are you a copy or are you an original? All of us were made originals yet many of us end up a copy. We follow the trends of others and allow others to influence our lives instead of being ourselves. We want to be like others and compare our life to our neighbors and friends. We will always find someone who is better off than we are and we will always find someone who is less fortunate than we are but the good news is we are an original made by God and we do not need to compare ourselves to others.
When you copy others you are only cheating yourself. Maybe when you were younger you were told you were supposed to be a certain way and act like someone else but that is not the case. You were meant to be who you are, an original masterpiece. Each one of us has gifts and talents that are different from one another, which stand out. Become the person God made you to be – different from everyone else. Be yourself because you are beautiful.
We all have good days and bad days, some days which are more difficult than others but with each day we need to have an attitude of gratitude. There is not a day that will go by that you can’t find something to thank God for. On your worst day, there is always a blessing to be thankful for.
Giving thanks is having faith. We should give thanks to God for our past, present and future. Instead of focusing on your problems, focus on giving thanks for all of the blessings that are in our lives. Ask yourself each day what are you thankful for? Maybe it is the sun shining or the rain feeding our fruits and vegetables or perhaps it is the smile on your child’s face. So many blessings we take for granite because we do not focus on gratitude. Live life giving thanks and watch your blessings grow in abundance.
“Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands” (II Timothy 1:6, NKJ).
Do you ever feel like you are in a rut and have lost your enthusiasm for life? Trust me, we all go through these times where life’s pressure causes us not to be filled with fire. When we are feeling frustrated, tired, or just downright bored of life that is when we need to stir up the gift of God that is inside of us. God has given us everything we need to succeed and enjoy our blessings but sometimes we just aren’t in the right place to receive it. The easiest and best way to stir it up is to speak God’s truth. Go through the Bible and find the words to meditate on that speak about your situation and begin to declare these words. Stir it up and be blessed through Gods word!
I received this link http://www.sportsmansparadiseonline.com/Live_Cardinal_Nest_Cam.html which is a live webcam feed, watching a Mother Cardinal nestling with her three babies. I have been fascinated with it! This morning when I opened up the link to see what they were up to the Mother was sitting on her chicks in the nest watching guard over them and keeping them warm. All of the sudden, the Father, who is vibrant red, arrived and gave her some food and she turned around to her children and fed them. It was simply beautiful. I came back to it later on in the day and the Mother bird was gone from the nest, within a few minutes she was back with food and you could see the babies open their mouths to get fed.
This scripture came to mind. 25“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
Matthew 6:25-27
I was reminded how God will always take care of us. And I thought about how often God is feeding us and we don’t see it. God is always with us, taking care of us but so often we do not open our hearts to it. Instead we get caught up with the world around us and focus our attention on worry instead of God in our lives. The next time you begin to worry remember God is always there for us feeding us but we must open our hearts to receive it. God’s favor is always with us. Trust and know that you will always be taken care of by our Father.
