Life is good....

It can be so easy to get caught up in the little annoying things of life to miss the huge ways that God has blessed us.

I have been gettig frustrated with work cause it hasn't been terribly busy, so I am bored out of my mind. I'm one of those people who needs some urgency and lots of stuff to do in order to have motivation (I need to work on that -- maybe a to-do list of every little thing would make me feel like I have more work to do).

Anyway, despite the worries about finances, the future, life in general, etc, etc. God totally takes care of me.

First off, the God of the universe cares enough about me to have a specific plan for my life. The more time I spend with Him, the more I do things for Him, I am blessed. All the things He tells us to do are for our own good. The more we pray, the more we open ourselves up to God and allow him to work in our lives, rather than making God any closer to us than he already is. The more we serve and are faithful with what God has given us, who he has placed in our lives to minister to, and where he has placed us, the more he blesses us so that we might continue to bless others. It's amazing.

Also, God has placed so many wonderful people in my life. Nathan is such a wonderful man and so in love with God and desiring to become more and more of the man God created him to be. He is such a huge support to me and we love each other very much. I have a good family, despite the relational problems that sometimes come up. I have a wonderful church family that is such a huge support system for me. I have wonderful friends who I love sharing life with, who are a wonderful support and encouragement in my life (and hopefully vice versa!).

I live in Santa Barbara in a nice place, with wonderful roommates. I have a good job (despite my gripes with it sometimes) that supports me and I go to a beautiful school with wonderful teachers.

I have clothes and food and all the necessities, plus so much more.

I am truly blessed and I hope to be able to bless others with what I've been given. I think that if we as followers of Jesus would remember how much we've been blessed and how much God has provided for us from big (redeeming us from our sins) to small (giving us that one smile from someone special that totally makes your day), it puts everything into perspective.

Lord, thank you so much for all the blessings you've given me! May I constantly be giving you thanks and praise for all that you have done. For that is all that I really have to give you.

~M