Blessings!

Thoughts about blessings…

I’ve been contemplating with the thought that in many ways we are all blessed in so many different ways.

If you say you’ve been blessed, you feel lucky to have something: health, love, fame, fortune, talent, etc.

To be blessed beyond measure is to experience the extreme goodness of God. Look at Psalm 31:19. “How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you”

And I love the quotes below…

“When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.”

“I am blessed to have so many great things in my life – family, friends, and God. All will be in my thoughts daily.” Lil’ Kim

“Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.” William Arthur Ward

“Harness the power of today. Seize the blessings of today! Make something happen, enhance your life, make someone laugh, help a friend, love, love, love.” Steve Maraboli

And these final thoughts…

Right this moment, there are many, many things for which you can be thankful. Have you stopped lately to think of them all? Life may often seem difficult, and indeed it is in many ways. Yet for all life’s difficulties, still you have a multitude of blessings, most of which are too often taken for granted.

Think of five things, right now, for which you can be thankful today. Think of five blessings, and you’ll uncover five valuable treasures which can help you to grow, to build, to create, to move your life forward.

Don’t be so busy seeking treasure outside yourself, that you fail to make the most of the treasures you already have. Rather, nurture and appreciate the blessings you have, and they will grow into more abundant blessings.

Success is not something you come upon all of a sudden. It is something which grows outward from inside of you. It is a blessing you already have, which you nurture until it blossoms. Appreciate what you have, as often and as fully as you can. Nurture your blessings, with your focus and your effort, and they’ll grow into all you could ever desire.