Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
There are SO many reasons for us to be thankful to our God! Where do we start? We could start a list of the ways in which He has blessed us, and I really think we could still be reciting our blessings when the sun comes up tomorrow. Blessing upon blessing...in all avenues of our lives.
Tonight I enjoyed a particularly special blessing...being able to spend the evening with Christian friends discussing life issues that none of us have easy answers for. But the fact of knowing that we all are seeking God's will above everything else brings an atmosphere of....well, of blessing! What a wonderful blessing God gives us when we feel His assurance that He is at work on the things that we bring before Him, and that we will have clarity for decisions to be made because we have asked Him for His wisdom, His discernment and His guidance.
Christian friends are one of God's sweetest blessings. They walk beside you, encourage you, and chastise you...all at the appropriate times. I have been so blessed in this way. Through each step of my life, God has always provided me with Christian friends. I have been especially blessed recently by reuniting with my best high school friend who was such an encouragement to me in my faith during those years. Paula and I went off to college together...she stayed...I didn't. Our lives went on and in different directions, but for some reason God has seen fit to have our lives intersect once again and what a blessing that has been for me!
During the years that I spent as a single mom, God brought some amazing women into my life that pushed me into a deeper level of faith. Even though it was a time when I was sorting through a lot of obedience/rebellion issues, I was at the very same time being shown that obedience was God's way to blessing. Through my disobedience, God very clearly taught me the value of obedience. He was patient and spoke to me through some great friends who I still hold close to my heart today.
In my adult years, I have gathered a circle of very close Christian friends who are such an encouragement to me and who I know love me and pray for me. And a wider circle of Bible study friends who stay together in God's Word and in sweet fellowship with each other.
Yes, God has abundantly blessed me with Christian friends. I hope you can list those He has blessed you with as well. If you feel you are lacking this support, I pray that you will find a Bible study group that you can start building relationships in that will bless you in ways you cannot begin to imagine.
And, pray that you will allow God to put you in a position to be a blessing for someone else who is needing that very special Christian friend in their life...you may be the very person that God has designed for that spot in their life. Don't miss the blessing of being a blessing...it is what we were created for...loving others as our Christians brothers and sisters and walking through this journey of life together.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He is the giver of every good and perfect gift!
There are SO many reasons for us to be thankful to our God! Where do we start? We could start a list of the ways in which He has blessed us, and I really think we could still be reciting our blessings when the sun comes up tomorrow. Blessing upon blessing...in all avenues of our lives.
Tonight I enjoyed a particularly special blessing...being able to spend the evening with Christian friends discussing life issues that none of us have easy answers for. But the fact of knowing that we all are seeking God's will above everything else brings an atmosphere of....well, of blessing! What a wonderful blessing God gives us when we feel His assurance that He is at work on the things that we bring before Him, and that we will have clarity for decisions to be made because we have asked Him for His wisdom, His discernment and His guidance.
Christian friends are one of God's sweetest blessings. They walk beside you, encourage you, and chastise you...all at the appropriate times. I have been so blessed in this way. Through each step of my life, God has always provided me with Christian friends. I have been especially blessed recently by reuniting with my best high school friend who was such an encouragement to me in my faith during those years. Paula and I went off to college together...she stayed...I didn't. Our lives went on and in different directions, but for some reason God has seen fit to have our lives intersect once again and what a blessing that has been for me!
During the years that I spent as a single mom, God brought some amazing women into my life that pushed me into a deeper level of faith. Even though it was a time when I was sorting through a lot of obedience/rebellion issues, I was at the very same time being shown that obedience was God's way to blessing. Through my disobedience, God very clearly taught me the value of obedience. He was patient and spoke to me through some great friends who I still hold close to my heart today.
In my adult years, I have gathered a circle of very close Christian friends who are such an encouragement to me and who I know love me and pray for me. And a wider circle of Bible study friends who stay together in God's Word and in sweet fellowship with each other.
Yes, God has abundantly blessed me with Christian friends. I hope you can list those He has blessed you with as well. If you feel you are lacking this support, I pray that you will find a Bible study group that you can start building relationships in that will bless you in ways you cannot begin to imagine.
And, pray that you will allow God to put you in a position to be a blessing for someone else who is needing that very special Christian friend in their life...you may be the very person that God has designed for that spot in their life. Don't miss the blessing of being a blessing...it is what we were created for...loving others as our Christians brothers and sisters and walking through this journey of life together.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He is the giver of every good and perfect gift!
1 comment:
God does bless us through the inviduals that pass through and touch our lives. Most of my Christian relationships have been with my family, mostly my sisters. I have sought a greater circle of Christian friends but have not found as many as I would have liked. I work for a faith based hospital and it is very comforting and encouraging as we begin our department meetings with prayer. This blog has been a blessing for me. I pray that more Christian Friends will be placed in my life. I know that I need to actively work on this effort. I hope to be a part of a Bible Study group soon. Christian relationships, as we live on earth, is God's way
of actively working in our lives and being present in our shared feelings of love
and support for one another.
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