Be honest. When you opened your eyes this morning, what were your first thoughts?
In light of everything that our nation is facing, most of us could reasonably choose cabin fever, quarantine fatigue, employment furlough, tom-foolery or the weather. If not all of the above, most of us are experiencing at least one of those emotions.
Today, I'm reminded of the church people's mantra, "Too Blessed to Be Stressed". And so, I ask myself, does this statement hold true for me or is is fake news?
Overall, I think I’m a pretty good person. Truth is, I will never be good enough to deserve all that God has bestowed upon me. Mercy, compassion and faithfulness—daily blessings from God for which I don’t deserve, but they are new every morning.
Lamentations 3:22-23 reminds me of this,
Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
Regardless of the obstacles, I try very hard to remind myself that God is keenly aware of my situation. He will handle it how and when He sees fit. There is no need for restless nights when God is already awake.
So, every morning I am filled with thankfulness for God’s blessings. Every morning I expect Him to do even more than He did the day before. And because of His willingness to love me in spite of myself, He always exceeds my expectations. In a word....FAITHFULNESS!
Everyday...all day, I'm grateful for blessings, seen and unseen—I AM Too Blessed to be Stressed!
And so are you…. believe it or not.
Challenge:
- Let go of any and all stress factors
- Trust God to do and allow as He will
- Thank Him for your many blessings (every morning and all day long)
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