Strength In The Heart

"We may run, walk, stumble, or fly, but let us never lose sight of the reason for the journey, or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way." --Gloria Gaither

Psalm 31:24  Be of good courage, and he shall  strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord

As I sit here and think about all those that are in troubles/perils/hardships, I am made more aware that we should never lose sight of the One that holds it all.  He is the Anchor in all the twist and storms of life--metaphorically and literally.  He is the one thing that holds us fast, anchors us, when all other things become destroyed, broken, and seemingly forsaken.  He is a true Refuge.

Absolutely NOTHING is really ours.  All good things are blessings from above.  Our house, our lands, our children, our friends, family, jobs, etc., all is His.  He is the one that loans us everything.  He has all control, we are only to be good stewards of those things which He has given.  We need never feel like "we've made things happen" or that "we've arrived".  Keep humble.  In one fell swoop all can be wiped out, swept away from us.

The rainbow in life is this: HOPE.  Because of the awesome presence of God in our life we have a huge opportunity to grasp and cling to this strong hope.  It is ours for the taking, so why not??  Through this hope we can be courageous in mind and emotionally strong regardless of whatever betides us.  God never leaves and He never forsakes.  He is the only constant in our life and He never "shakes in His boots".

I am so thankful for Him.  I am so grateful that I know Him.  I am blessed to be known of Him.  In many people's estimations I do not have much, but I feel like I am a millionaire.  I have a RICH Friend--Jesus.  God has provided everything that I need.  Anything else He would give, should He provide that too, is just a bonus.  I have a roof up above me, a good place to sleep, I have food on my table, shoes on my feet.  He's given me His love and a fine family to call my own.  I thank Him for all His blessings on me.  As far as I am concerned, a hot dog I eat might as well be a rib-eye steak.  It fills the belly; therefore, to me, it makes no difference.  Be content in what thou hast.  There are a lot of people, even in America, who have less or nothing for dinner.  Be thankful.

Real joy does not come in accumulation of material possessions, or how many "trophies" I can call mine, but real joy is by the King of kings.  Godliness with contentment really is great gain!!  I only pray that I can do good service to Him with what He has given.  All I need, Lord, is more of you!

Be Blessed today, ya'll.  Count every blessing, naming them one by one.  If you do this, pretty soon you will find that you really don't need anything else.  :-)