B.L.E.S.S.E.D.

BLESSED - This one word describes my life.  No matter what, I am forever BLESSED because Jesus Christ came to this earth as human flesh (the REAL meaning of CHRISTmas); lived a perfect, sinless life; died a bloody, painstaking death on the cross to take on the sins of the world; rose again in THREE days and ascended into heaven to sit at the right hand of God so that I (and those who believe) can spend eternity with HIM in a place so magnificent I cannot even fathom it.  Never again on this earth should I wonder what I have to be thankful for.  That my friend, is why I am not just 'okay,' I am not just 'good', I am absolutely 100% BLESSED.  If God never gave me another blessing, answered another prayer, or provided anything else for me; simply being offered the gift of eternal salvation would be worthy of a lifetime of thanks to Him.  Wouldn't you agree?  But on top of all that, He does daily guide, provide and continue to be a miracle working God who answers prayers constantly - Do you know Him?

God put it on my heart a while back to start a blog.  Time is always the enemy but I realize now more than ever how IMPORTANT it is to journal.  Here's why:

Psalm 77:11-14 (New King James Version) 

¹¹ I will remember the works of the LORD;
         Surely I will remember Your wonders of old.
 ¹² I will also meditate on all Your work,
         And talk of Your deeds.

It is a given that our time on this earth is TEMPORARY.  Thanks to Adam & Eve and their disobedience in the Garden of Eden (eating what they were told NOT to eat) - SIN entered the world and as long as we are here on this earth, we are guaranteed to experience seasons of blessings & seasons of drought.  This year has definitely been a season of BLESSINGS.  God has so graciously BLESSED Rance and I far more than we ever deserved and trust me, we are giving Him the GLORY each day.  However, just like David in the Psalm above - there will be seasons in our lives when things aren't so easy.  David boldly says in verse 11, "I will remember the works of the Lord; Surely I will remember Your works of old."  I want to be like David.  I want to write down, recall, lock into my memory all the Lord has done.  I want to remember the deeds of the Lord.  When hard times come, God is still good.  His love NEVER fails.  He never intended for the world to be the way it is.  In fact, it is so far from where He desires it.  He gave us the ability to make 'choices' and unfortunately the first wrong choice started with Adam & Eve and it seems they spiraled out of control ever since.  Thankfully, our HOPE can be found in Jesus, not in this world!  Hebrews 13:8 says "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."   

With this blog, I desire to remember the deeds of the Lord and remind you of His goodness! 

 

To be continued my friend!