It brought tears to my eyes as I thought about how this father wanted his son to have a beautiful life - not a life full of the fear and danger he was experiencing. But, I couldn’t help wonder how much more beautiful life would've looked to this family had they lived with the knowledge that God is in control? If God had been the center of their lives? If, instead of fearing that his son would find out that World War II was not a game, he had hope—hope that his trials weren’t for naught—hope that the Lord holds all of us in the palm of His hand, and that for the Lord's Chosen people hardship is destined to end, how wonderful that would have been.
I guess lately I've just been thinking about the blessing of life—the blessing that through wonderful times, difficult times, and even sad times, the Lord is always with me. I may not be able to hear Him or feel Him. I can't see Him or smell Him; but, He has promised to never leave me. He's there whether I know it or not. I'm in the palm of His hand and can never be moved. I don't know about y'all, but that knowledge gives me an overwhelming sense of peace. And it makes my life beautiful.
My life really is beautiful. And, as I sit here reflecting on all the blessings the Lord has literally SHOWERED upon me, I feel so overwhelmed with thankfulness. I'm not always as thankful as I should be, and for that I am so ashamed. I thank my Precious, wonderful Savior for all He’s done in my life.
How about you? Have you taken the time today to thank the Lord for what is beautiful in your life? For the blessings? Yes, we should thank the Lord for the hard times too (they do build our character), but sometimes we're told that so often that we forget to tell God "thank you" for the good things too. So, take a moment, hit your knees and praise the Lord for your beautiful life.
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Sounds like a good movie! Whats it rated??
Hi there, I just wanted to comment saying that I took this morning as an opputunity to spend more time with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I went outside on my porch swing with my bible, a pencil, and a notebook (mainly). Sat down and looked around me, seeing a clear blue sky, green grass and trees, fields of ripening corn, the sun's radiance shining upon the earth, and I closed my eyes, feeling the gentle wind on my face, listening to the bird's singing their morning tune and I thanked God for the marvelous day that He has made! So to me, this morning was truly the beautifuliest thing at that moment of time.
So, just something that I wanted to share with you guys, take care! :)
ROFLOL.....
I'm sorry Jess... it's not that I'm laughing at your post, it's very good, and with our 'American' approach to the 'evils' of wealth, we can often refuse the blessings of God in an attempt to be 'holier' than God. (as if that is possible)
Yes Jessica, God is good. :-) Praise Him for it!
Beautifully written post! We really do need to be more thankful! Anyone who has Christ has a beautiful life because He is life (John 14:6, John 10:10b), and He is beautiful- regardless of our circumstances. Thanks for the reminder.
This is one of my favorite movies. It touches me very deeply.
Joy
I think its because sometimes in our stress and desire to protect others we love from harm its hard to feel that safe in God's Will. Similar to watching a child run into the street and then going after them to make sure they're safe. I can't imagine having that panicked feeling for every moment of every day.
God trusts us to look out for each other as well.
But that was a lovely story - a wondrous movie.
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