I am participating in an online Bible Study for the book called "Stressed Less Living" and today I am participating in the first blog hop for this study.
Boy is this book coming at the perfect time. There is so much going on in our lives right now between my husband's job requiring a lot of extra hours and a lot of extra travel time away from the family. Add in my oldest still have stomach issues and joining a new church plus considering a possible career change and that adds up to a lot of stress. I hope to improve my ability to turn this all over to God and let him be my strength, my comfort, my rock.
Today I want to make a list of things I am thankful for:
1) that Jesus was willing to die for my sins
2) My husband who is also my best friend
3) Our four wonderful children and my mother who lives with us and provides help and support
4) That my husband has a job
5) That we serve a God for whom nothing is impossible
6) That we are free to read our Bibles and attend church services along with homeschooling our children
7) Our family and friends who support us
As you can see I have a lot to be thankful for. I am blessed beyond measure. Even when there are hard times, we can rely on God to see us through. I can look back at my life and see the one set of footprints where Jesus carried me through the trials.
Focusing on blessings in the midst of stress is hard to do, but incredibly helpful. It's something I am definitely working towards, little by little. We have such a wonderful, loving God, who promises to never leave us and that is a blessing!! :)
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Patti, I really enjoyed your post today. It was such a wonderful reminder for each of us to focus on our blessings instead of our troubles. You are right, even when times are tough, we can be certain that God will see us through. Thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDeletePatti beautiful blog. Thanks so much for sharing. I've learned to focus on those blessings and not me. Debbie W. (OBS Group Leader)
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