When was the last time that you completely and wholly gave praise to God? Was it when you finished that big project at work? When one of your family members married the love of their life? Did you receive the recent rain with great thanksgiving? Have you just been grateful for being allowed to breathe the crisp air in the mornings? Have you ever felt the urge to stop what you are doing, lift your hands to the sky and give a strong ‘Praise be to You, Giver of life’?
Read 2 Corinthians 9:6-12 and Psalm 65.
What about the times in your life when things aren’t so
joyous? Do you take time to admire your Creator as a dear friend suffers
through stage four cancer? How do you feel as your best friend struggles to
find a new job after being laid off after numerous years of hard work and
dedication? How about your sister who isn’t able to become pregnant? When your
teenage cousin is killed in a car accident because a driver was texting, do you
still raise a prayer of happiness?
As we move about through our daily lives, we take advantage
of all of the blessing that are freely given to us from our Writer of life. The
overflowing gifts that are offered to us on a daily basis quickly add up as the
weeks and months go by. The speed of time seems to accelerate at a faster pace
every time we turn around. Our Redeemer doesn’t ask for thanks or praise, but
it is well deserved. We wouldn’t have the ability to overcome the difficult
circumstances that we are faced with if we didn’t have those around us to
support and lift us up when needed. God is often called upon in a pleading
manner when we are overwhelmed with our schedules and lists of ‘to-dos’. How
can we change the way that we call upon our Lord as we are challenged
throughout life? In what ways can we begin to give back or share our blessing
in order to honor God more for the everyday miracles that we benefit from?
Grace and peace,
Melissa Ansberry
Stewardship Chair
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