BLESSED

Day 129 of Photo Inspirations — B-L-E-S-S-E-D
To make running on my treadmill more enjoyable, AND causes time to fly, is watching pre-recorded TV programs: The Voice, American Idol, Survivor, Amazing Race, Fixer Upper, Shark Tank, Biggest Loser, etc. — yes, my guilty pleasure is reality shows. You know the saying “She’s so heavenly minded, she’s no earthly good!”  Well, that’s not me.  I know I’m still earthbound, but, I also do what I can to keep me heavenly-minded as much as possible.  My heaven-on-earth photo inspiration came from Beth Moore.  This photo is a screen shot from her teaching yesterday — the acronym for BLESSED.   For almost 5 years now, I’ve been posting the most optimistic, positive and meaningful posts that I can…..even though during these 5 years, I’ve met with disappointments, times of sorrow, some  painful experiences, and challenges.  But who wants to hear about somebody else’s woes, when they’ve got plenty of their own to deal with…and especially, on social media?

Beth Moore’s message reminded me of why I try to only speak about the best things in my life.  I’ll admit I cringe when I see women post about their struggles when their kids mess up their house or when those kids are whiny.  I so want to say: “STOP!!!  There are women who would do anything to just be able to conceive and have children!  Count yourself BLESSED!”  Then I see women post about the shortcomings of their husbands.  And I want to shout “STOP!!!!  There are women who have never been married or whose husband passed away and would do anything to be married! Count yourself BLESSED!”

Yesterday, a friend was sharing with me about all the negativity that is going on in her life……and there were so many things.  In fact, I thought to myself, but didn’t say it, “If it weren’t for bad luck, you’d have no luck at all!”  But what came out of my mouth to her is “You are still so blessed.  You are healthy.  You are strong.  This won’t last forever.”  She agreed.

When I post about God’s blessings, it’s not bragging, it’s “boasting about the Lord’s goodness”  (1 Corinthians 1:31).  I will ALWAYS choose the BLESSINGS to talk about, rather than complaining about ANYTHING!   Between the lines, there may always be something to fuss about — but why grumble when I’m so bountifully BLESSED with God’s extravagant love?  He has saved me from what I deserve, and empowered me with His Holy Spirit and I’ve been delivered from a life of sadness, pain and grief.  The next time we start to utter a complaint, let’s flip it on the enemy and say, “Thank you for reminding me how BLESSED I am!”