Life comes at us so fast and it seems the older we get more it seems like the days, weeks and months just fly by.
Many times good things happen, and other times we face an onslaught of difficulty after difficulty. When the waves of strife drive our faces to the ground, we must not give up, lose heart, or stop trusting God.
God has ordained things for us to do to keep our minds fixed upon Him. It is a willful act that we must do to think upon him and remember who he is and what He has done.
Paul says in Colossians 3:2, “Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.” We are vulnerable to getting overwhelmed by the nonsense of this world, and it is imperative that we remember some things, particularly, that which is true about the many blessings which we have in Christ."
Even when we are feeling down and out, surely, we can think of instances of answered prayer, of God’s provision, of God’s graces, of God’s good and perfect gifts to us, and of the mercy of God.
God is so gracious, and we cannot take his grace for granted. Rather, we should thank him for his provision, trust him in the present, and think on the great blessings coming to us in the coming kingdom.
Paul said in 1 Timothy 6:8, “If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content.”
There is so much to be thankful for, and so many blessings to count.
If only we could see all that God does, we would have more mercies than we could ever account for. Let us not let the fiery darts of the devil knock us down such that we forget that we have Christ and the many blessings of God. We should never lose hope, and we should always have reason to be thankful.
Be blessed.
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