Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Be Blessed


God made a promise long before we were even created that we would be blessed by His wondrous Love. That is the miracle of life! You know I say this alot "be blessed or blessings and love" sometimes we all need the reminder of the many blessings we already have or have coming.

Do you ever take the time to count your many blessings? Look around you, look at what you have on, that you have a hair brush to brush your hair, a toothbrush to brush your teeth. So many things we take for granite.
Any time you feel lonely, despair, anger or resentment, all you have to do is think about the great love that conceived you. There are no "accidents" in life, and when you learn that all life is precious, it's amazing how many blessings you will find when you look around yourself. Whether it's the promise of the rainbow, the misty diamonds on the sand, or the rise and setting of the sun, know that you are blessed when you live in peace.

Have you seen the glistening sparkles of the morning dew? You are Blessed
Have you heard a bird sing? You are Blessed
Have you strolled along a beach or garden trail? You are Blessed

Know you are blessed in every way, and appreciate the bounty that God has given you. The ability to read is a blessing in itself. When you start thinking about all the other gracious blessings that life has offered you, your life becomes a little easier, a lot happier, and much more prosperous.


Lord, I thank You for this day, I thank You for my being able to see and to hear from you today. I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me. Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you. I ask now for Your forgiveness. Please keep me and my friends safe from all danger and harm. Help me to start this day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each and every day to clear my mind so that I can hear from You. Please broaden my mind that I can accept things I have no control over. Let me continue to see sin through your eyes God and acknowledge it as evil. And when I sin, let me repent, and confess with my mouth my wrong doing, and receive the forgiveness of God.
And Lord when this world closes in on me, let me remember to slip away and find a quiet place to pray. It's the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits. I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do Your will. Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others. Keep me strong that I may help the weak. Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others. I pray for those that are lost and cant find their way. I pray for those that are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for those who don't know You intimately. I pray for those that don't believe. But I thank you that I believe. I believe that God changes people and God changes things. I pray for all my sisters and brothers. For each and every family member in their households. I pray for peace, love and joy in their homes, that they are out of debt and all their needs are met. I pray that every person that reads this knows there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than God. Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight. I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees them and every mouth that confesses them willingly. I pray that as you go forth into the week, remind yourself whose you are, then tell someone close to you, “Gods got a place for you in His kingdom.” And Lord may we all be blessed to be a blessing to all.
Amen!!!

19 comments:

Beth in NC said...

What a great post. We are SO blessed! I thank God for even the smallest blessings. I write a post every Thursday thanking God for my blessings (Thankful Thursday).

I pray we will never take all that we have for granted.

Love,
Beth

From the Heart said...

You are so right, Sharon, we are all blessed beyond what our little minds can even imagine. A beautiful post and I thank God for your friendship and the encouragement that you give not only to me but others.
You are truly blessed by God and I don't say that lightly. You are being used in ways you cannot imagine.
Blessings,
AliceE. :)

God Chaser said...

sharon this is really beautiful- a wonderful prayer. thanks for reminding me to count every blessings to not take it all for granted- May your prayer become real in my life.

blessings, peace, joy and love.
Willnette

God's Girl said...

I know that when we share our gratitude, God is blessed.

Thanks for reflecting our Lord!

Shanda said...

Sharon,
Thanks for your sweet words on my blog! It's been hard keeping up, but hopefully as I go along I'll be able to post more often. I really enjoyed your post today on blessings. I will be looking around a little more diligently today for blessings!

shanda

Ashley Marie Rinaldi said...

How often do I forget how truly blessed I am. Sharon you are a wonderful sister! And I really love getting comments from you, especially when I haven't posted in a long time. It's so encouraging to me.

Thank you for being so encouraging!!

With HUGS!

Ash

Greg C said...

I am blessed for being able to read this wonderful post. Thank you so much.

Rilda said...

Amen!! and Father while you are at it bring all into the reality of their condition so they will soar as the eagles no matter where they are now they will not be stuck. Move us and change us into your perfect plan for unity and harmony to flow all over the Universe. Release your presence in such away that we know with out doubt you have brought this miracle about. Thank you Jesus for my sister Sharon and her loving and giving heart. Bring her to the door way of the fullest way of knowing until completion. In Jesus' Holy Name we love thee and bless YOU Father God. His, rilda *U*

Edie said...

What a beautiful prayer Sharon. I think you're right about stopping to think the He is the one who has blessed us with everything that we have including things like toothbrushes. That's one reason I love to listen to my grandaughters pray. They just look around the room and see tons of stuff to thank Him for.

Rich blessings to you my friend!

Paula V said...

Hey, sweet one. We indeed are so blessed, Amen?! Even in the midst of my don't haves and I wants, I know I'm blessed beyond anything I ever deserve.

I love your cute background. They have the cutiest. I had a hard time finding what with cute borders but still is light background for my many colors.

Sweet blessing to you.
Love ya,
Paula

I'll be posting tomorrow sometime, if you need another Paula-fix. :-)

More Than Words said...

What a beatiful post!! You're right, we are so blessed and it's so easy to take things for granted. There are so many families dealing with illnesses while mine are running around being crazy!! Thank you for that gentle reminder!!!

So glad you stopped by!

HUGS,
Alicia

Carol said...

Hi Sharon,

Thank you for dropping by my blog. I love meeting new women who love Jesus.

I really enjoyed this post. It's so true we have so much to be thankful for. We are so very blessed.

Looking forward to getting to know you.

:) Carol

Nicole said...

Thank you for reminding me of all the blessings that I have been given!!! Love you too friend. Thanks for stopping by the other day to say so. Hope you have a wonderful weekend! I wish I could sit and talk with you in person cause I think you have so much wisdom that I could learn.

Love,
Nicole

Sharon Brumfield said...

Thank you for this post. Guess I was supposed to read this tonight.
I am blessed...and I thank God for that. Even when things get rough...I am blessed because I have been touched by His love.

Thank you.

Debra Kaye said...

Sharon,

This is lovely. And may we never forget the high price that was paid for those blessings!

Today, may you be blessed, my sister.

LisaShaw said...

This is absolutely filled with a heart for the LORD! I am grateful the LORD has used you to reach a special place in my heart.

I love you.

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