Gratitude

THIS.

I am grateful for people, places, and things…..

That AREN’T for me!

What?

After chatting with a Friend yesterday,

She listened to ALL of the crap I’ve been struggling with,

And said to me-

“Aren’t you GLAD that those things HAPPENED?”

“Aren’t you HAPPY that people have TREATED you in certain ways?”

I chuckled.

No, not really!

But,

Okayyyy,

That’s ONE way of thinking about it!?

And I’ve decided…..

She IS right!

Now hear me out,

Because I had to REALLY ponder this!

Yes,

My heart hurts.

Yes,

I’m angry.

And, yes,

I feel betrayed.

BUT,

Above all else,

I AM grateful!

For you see,

Those things?

Places??

And people?

They are NOT meant for me.

And I HAVE to see the gratefulness IN that!

Because someone,

(God),

HE knows!

WHAT,

And,

WHO…..

Is BEST for ME!

He is like a Parent,

A FATHER,

Really!

And He is going to protect me,

From certain things that aren’t meant to be.

Will it hurt?

Make me cry for hours on end?

Contemplate Trust?

Absolutely!

And,

Guess what?

I AM grateful for that!

It’s been hard to actually SEE that,

But,

When I look BACK?

ALL the signs were there….

I just chose to ignore them,

Because,

I THOUGHT that I knew best.

Jesus DOES have a sense of Humor!

Is it AT my expense?

NOPE!

His voice has been whispering IN my ear,

All along!?!

Thank GOD,

Literally,

That He is VERY patient!

Some of us take LONGER…..

To actually LISTEN,

And TRUST,

His voice,

AND,

The things He puts ON our Heart’s…..

I am one of them!

No one EVER said I was the sharpest Pencil in the drawer,

LOL!

And hey,

Sometimes?

Those DULL Pencil’s DO work better!

Really?

REALLY!

Sure,

We get looked over sometimes…

BUT,

It DOESN’T mean that we AREN’T capable.

We just write BOLDER.

DARKER.

LOUDER.

We STAND out!

AND,

We PROBABLY make the good Lord,

LAUGH……

Just a wee bit MORE.

I’ll take that!

He LOVES me,

US,

Just the same.

I DO believe,

That WHEN we ARE grateful,

And can SEE the GOOD,

In EVERY little thing that He has planned for us,

It changes our Life!

So,

YES,

I am very GRATEFUL!

For the Hurt,

Loneliness,

Betrayals,

AND,

For EVERY closed door!

Because if I WASN’T?

I’d NEVER be ABLE,

To SEE,

Or EXPERIENCE,

The AMAZING things,

Jesus has IN store for me!

And,

For YOU!

What are YOU grateful for?

Ponder that today…..

Start a List!

Pray!

And be HUMBLE enough to acknowledge,

That certain things ARE meant to protect you.

It may NOT make sense IN the moment,

And it may HURT horribly!

But,

Some of the GREATEST things in life?

They appear when we least expect it!

You know that saying-

“You have to appreciate the Rain,

To experience the Rainbow’s”!?!

It typically happens,

AFTER the Storm!

Take inventory of the things you ARE grateful for.

DON’T dwell on the people,

OR,

Things,

That are CLEARLY not for you!

Because BETTER things,

ARE on the Horizon!

We just have to keep my eyes open….