When Blessings Shower Down
I’m sitting here at my keyboard.
I’m wondering what to do with my day.
Blessings are abundant.
The weather is beautiful. It’s sunny. I have many things calling my name and whispering, “Pick me, pick me.”
Which should I choose?
Should I paint, write, play in the garden, read, bake…….?
So many choices. It all seems too much.
We know we should embrace our blessings but we feel so overwhelmed by them all.
Then I realized how fortunate I am to have these choices. And I start to feel a little chagrined.
But wait a minute.
Haven’t there been times in my own life when I didn’t have these choices? When how I spent my time was predetermined? Do I need to feel guilty about where I am now?
embracing Our Blessings
I think we are all like that to a degree. We feel overwhelmed when our lives are so full, like we should be giving away some of our joy. But it doesn’t work that way, does it?
I thought about that for a while and came to these conclusions:
- As a Christian, I am to enjoy my life when I can.
- It’s important I share my blessings with others.
- I need to always maintain a grateful heart.
- I must remember the “source” of my blessings and never take them for granted.
That’s what I came up. As long as I’m meeting those criteria, I can love this day any way I choose.
I wish I could give away some of my contentedness today.
feeling guilty about blessings
Do you face this same struggle? You may be feeling guilty about your blessings.
But that’s a choice as well, isn’t it?
I’ve posted a lot about choices because I believe choice-making is one of the most determining actions we take to steer our lives..
So today, I’m choosing to thoroughly enjoy my life. It’s kind of a “free” day in that all the “have-to-do-things” have already been done.
Aren’t you curious as to what I chose?
I’m going to do a little of all of it.
I hope you have a wonderful day. Make good choices. Remember, you always have a choice.
God bless.
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