When God wants to tell you something, man he really goes at it. At life group tonight we talked about the things that God has blessed us with. Most of the answers included ways that God has blessed people with big things. As I sat and thought I realized that I didn't have my big thing. As we went on with the group, we talked about praising God for the blessings that he has given us. Now we rewind a bit. At Route 56 I'm in charge of teaching fifth and sixth grade girls about comparing ourselves to others and the dangers of it. Now why God wants to teach me this when I struggle with it emmensly daily, I don't know. I just know that he does. The talk isn't until mid October, so I've procrastinated thinking about it and how I'm going to present it to these girls. Thursday afternoons in Children's ministry I do a lot of emailing, reminding volunteers about serving on Sunday, and I do this mostly through facebook. Which brings us to this afternoon. Facebook was down for the majority of the afternoon, so as I'm sitting in the office wondering what to do with my time I figure I would at least read the lesson book we have for the girls on comparing ourselves. You know what the book mostly deals with? Prasing God for how he has made us. Praising God that we were made in his image. Paying attentioin to the good things about us and not focusing on the bad. Because when we focus on the bad its when we are comparing ourselves with others. So basically, I should praise God for the way he's made me and not focus on all the things I don't like about me. So fast forward to lifegroup tonight. We talk about blessings that God has given and I realize that I have been blessed with so much. Maybe nothing huge that I can share a great story with, but so many things that make one big. I've been blessed with a loving Husband who cares about me. A baby who will be born. A family who loves me. A job where I'm used and loved. Friends who support me and encourage me. A car that gets me around. A ministry that is doing good. Most importantly a God who has given me all this. Who loves me. Communicates with me. Cares about me. Disciplines me. And is there. Many, Many blessings.
Which brings me to prayer. There is a verse in the bible about presenting our requests to God with thanksgiving. In the message it says "Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers. Letting God knows your concerns." I'm so focused in prayer about what I need. Asking others for what I need. I met a girl last year at a bible study who when asked what prayers she had she would always start with praises. At first I thought it was weird. But now that I think of it, its pretty awesome. Something I need to do more. Focus on more. Do more. Praises. Not focusing on things I dont like; want, and need. My husband says that we have it pretty good. And we do.
Many Many Praises....
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