This past week at church our sermon was focused on counting our blessings. As I think about this, it again encourages me that taking a trip, specifically a missions trip, out of Canada is important for me. Important for me to grow spiritually. If I, and dare I say you, look at our lives we are amazingly blessed. I feel confident in the fact that I can claim you are blessed for the mere fact that you have access to the internet to view my blog.
I take a lot for granted. In fact I take nearly everything I have for granted. Not purposefully, but in sitting here, and honestly thinking about it I realize I do. I view my possessions as things I have worked to get. But really at the root, the fact that I am ABLE to work is a blessing. The fact that I have had the opportunity to be schooled and to learn to, in my case, be part of a trade is a blessing, and so much more in light of how my post-secondary education was financed. The very fact that I went to sleep last night and awoke to another day is an amazing blessing. Yet I rarely honestly thank God for the smallest things like being able to take my next breathe, let alone the big things, like the job I have or the home I live in. This is a point I am trying to change and realize that I need to consciously focus on remembering.
Our pastor used a term "content versus comfortable" that struck a chord. I am comfortable. Amazingly so when I consider it. Honestly, Comfort is not even considered really, its accepted as a given. Even in our comfort we complain about being uncomfortable. I wonder now, if I were to lose my "stuff" the material things I've acquired over time. Would I be content? I would like to say yes. I believe that I could eventually be, but initially? Could I experience that, and stand back and be content that I still draw breathe, and still have the never ending love of my Saviour? I'm not sure I even really want to answer that.
Count my blessings eh? And here I thought I learned how to count when I was young...
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i am dissappointed that i missed it. I think i could have gotten something out of that too. thanks for sharing bud. I have a movie that has this idea to it. if you are interested i could let you borrow it. it is called the ultimate Gift. Amazing movie!!! anyway thanks again.
- Ben C
that sounds like it could be interesting bud, is it like a conference on film or an actual movie?
you have defenetly got me re-thinking my "blessings"... i know for a fact that i'm in "the comfort zone", and i sit here and complain about it. what am i thinking, well i'm defenetly not....we have so much compared to other ppl in the world, and yet we complain?
Everytime I read the title, i think of the sunday school song, count your blessings, name them one by one.... I really tend to forget that I am blessed. I forget that I need to not worry about money and getting by. Its amazing that I stress, as I have never gone hungry or without anything. Thanks for the reminder Will.
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