God keeps blessin' me again and again!! Over and over, over and over, over and over, AMEN!!
Some of you might recognize this (including the title of my post) as a little chorus that we sing at church.
I have often marvelled at the NUMBER of God's blessings in my life, but just now I'm contemplating the many and varied WAYS in which He so richly blesses us.
In recent days, my husband and I have experienced financial blessings. No great windfall, but God's sufficient provision, and for that, we are SO very thankful!
We have also experienced laughter, peaceful time together as a family, encouragement, and most of all, God's peace. God has allowed me, over the last few days, to enjoy some experiences that I wasn't particularly looking forward too~not just tolerate them, but really ENJOY them. He didn't change the experiences, He changed my heart in regard to them. That is something that ONLY God can do!!
God has also filled me with his peace. Generally speaking, I am not a 'worrier', but if I do fall into worry, it is most likely to be in the area of my children's health. For a long time, I worried over my 'midle' child, my daughter Alex. She was the smallest of my 3 children at birth, and she has always seemed 'little' to me. She is also a very emotional child, which can sometimes make her seem more 'fragile'. For a period of time, I was in a state of worrying about every little complaint that she had, concerned that it was actually something serious. And all the while, a part of me knew that she was fine. So, I began to pray~I prayed for Alex's health, but also for satan to no longer have a 'hold' on me where her health is concerned. The Lord led me to some portions of His Word, and gave me encouragement in other ways, so that I was finally able to feel complete peace about Alex's health.
Then, just a few weeks after that, other people began to notice the 'growth spurt' that my oldest daughter, Rachel, has recently experienced. Rachel has always been a 'chubby' child, slightly overweight for her age. But, she began to grow taller, she slimmed down. SO many friends and relatives made so many comments about it that I began to worry that perhaps there really WAS something wrong with her.
So, I started praying again. Again, God led me in my daily Bible reading to passages of Scripture that reassured me. He also sent other encouragement through friends. I have checked, and I DO know that Rachel is near the middle of the healthy weight range for her age, so I am no longer worried that she has gone from overweight to underweight. I finally realized that she has, either consciously or subconsciously, picked up on her younger sister's eating habits. Alex is a 'grazer', eating small amounts of food several times a day, and every so often having 'hungry' days on which she eats quite a bit. Rachel has picked up this pattern too, and really, it's much better for her than the way she used to eat. Just as if to reassure me that this IS the case with Rachel, the Lord let her have one of her 'hungry' days today, so I was assured that she had eaten well! :)
I just feel like the Lord has been very PRESENT in my life lately, in so many ways, I just wanted to share some of it, and give Him the praise, honor, and glory for all that HE has done for us.
Blessings,
Mom23munchkins