Have you ever noticed how God always seems to put the right people in the right place at the right time? Has a stranger ever smiled at you when you were having a bad day and it lifted your spirits? Did a friend just happen to stop by or call you when you needed them the most? Have you ever been encouraged by someone you never even met? Those are not coincidences. That’s God intervening.
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Happy Thankfulness Thursday!
Today I want to celebrate those unexpected blessings that pop up every once in a while and those “blessings” that don’t seem to be blessings at first.
I am a firm believer that God can make good come from ANY situation and that there is so much we can learn during those trials of life that can in turn become blessings as well.
When I began writing this post, I was sitting in the women’s health center waiting to see my doctor – after just having an ultrasound. I was going to write about how much of a blessing it is when we get windfalls – money that seems to arrive out of nowhere, or even the gift of a new-to-you car that you did not expect, or a new business venture that is becoming lucrative, and my list could have gone on. That is what I WAS going to write about… that was until I heard the doctor say, “instead of going to the exam room, why don’t we talk in my office?” I just knew what was coming next was going to be bad…
Learn MoreOn this, the first of many (I hope) Thankfulness Thursdays, I want to first share a verse that helps me remember to be thankful:
Give thanks to the Lord for He is good for His steadfast love endures forever.
So, in honor of the Lord who is good to us and loves us always, I am thankful to be a child of God today – and every day!
What are you thankful for today? I would love to hear about it!
Be blessed today and always. 🙂
Alicia
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