What I was going to tell you:
+ I'm tired of living in a third story apartment with a dog and that I cannot wait to finally find a house with a yard where Guero can run wild.
+ I wish I had the time and extra money to decorate a new home.
+ My blog needs a make over badly.
+ I wish I could buy a DSLR camera to be able to take better quality photos.
+ My social life is lacking lately due to my work schedule.
+ I'm still not healed from my surgery and I'm dreading what the outcome may be.
What I am actually going to tell you:
+ I am blessed to have not just a place to live, but a nice place to call home.
+ I am starting a new [old] job and will earn the money to go to school, where I will then earn more money to buy and decorate the home we want.
+ I can still write out my feelings without a perfectly designed blog.
+ I have a digital camera that takes decent enough pictures for now.
+ I can make more time for friends, family, and fun.
+ I can and will heal and everything will be fine.
Clearly, I was going to give myself a pity party today.. and I kind of still did. That being said, I saw a wonderful quote on twitter and it put me in check, real quick.
"God is not likely to reveal more to you until you've responded to what He has already revealed."
I keep asking God for this and for that, but I forget to thank Him for what I already have-- I beautiful family, boyfriend, friends, home, vehicle, job, the opportunity to go to school to get what I truly want in life, and much much more.
Yesterday on my way home from work, I saw a homeless man standing on the corner of the road, wearing hospital clothes, covered in bandages with a smashed in face layered with scrapes, cuts and bruises. He looked sad and he looked alone. My heart ached. I tried my best to not look at him, and it was one of the times that I scrounged my entire car for any change I had, but found none. So instead I prayed for him. Maybe he is a bad man, maybe he asked someone to rough him up for sympathy. Who knows, but either way I asked God to heal him and help lead him down the right path. A good path.
In that moment I remembered that quote, and thanked God that that wasn't me. Not only did I just thank Him, but I was truly happy with what I have.
Have you counted your blessings lately??
5 comments:
this is such a great outlook on things! I try to tell myself that it is good to be busy...it means I have a job, friends, a church with activities, money to travel, a blog that encourages me. Keep your head up!
You are truly Blessed.
I totally identify with living in a third story apartment, with a dog (two, in fact) -- It was awful. Especially in the winter ... in Colorado. No fun! But it is good exercise! :)
I heard a short devotional on the radio the other day that I'm going to paraphrase ... Something like, we often see God as a genie of sorts, there to grant our every wish. It's so easy to go to Him and ask, ask, ask, ask, ask. I think you've taken a hugely mature step by deciding to count your blessings instead!
Way to think positive. It's hard to always see the bright side of things, but when you do, you'll see a snowball effect of great things happening around you.
I love this post :) and love the way you turned your negative thoughts around!!!
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