Life is full of blessings if we just look for them. I’ve mentioned that we’re experiencing some very hot days with extreme dew points lately. Yesterday, we took another weekly drive. I was able to make it from the house to the car, without running out of breath – a blessing. I took some pictures of beautiful places – a blessing. Paul had time to chat with his plein air painting friends. I spent the day with my husband – a wonderful blessing. I did two loads of wash – a blessing. We had a phone call from our daughter in S. Carolina – another blessing. I cried – yes, a blessing. As we sat together in the evening, there was the sound of a lawn mower outside our window. We looked out and saw our neighbor, cutting our grass. It was not quite dark, but temperatures has dropped a little and she included us in her own grass cutting – a triple blessing. A simple act of kindness was a beautiful act of compassion and caring. When I think about our current situation, I believe that even illness is a blessing. It has brought us closer together as husband and wife along with strengthening our faith in our heavenly Father.

We never know when these blessings are going to occur. Especially when we are focused on the difficulties we face. We become wrapped up in the negative and often forget to see how much our lives are filled to the brim with blessings. The devil comes knocking at the door and tries to convince us that God doesn’t care about us. He does that in ways that we don’t even realize. When that happens, we have to confront him and kick him out of our minds. He has no power over us anymore. He was defeated by our Jesus many years ago. God remains merciful to us in all situations, even in facing our enemy.

When you’re thinking about the cards you’ve been dealt and the troubles you face, stop for a moment and count the blessings you’ve experienced today. I believe that they will far outweigh the difficulties. God is so good!