That being said, at the beginning of 2012, specifically on Sunday, January 2nd when our pastor preached the New Year's sermon, the Lord began to speak to me about counting my blessings and praising Him in the midst of turmoil. It's a theme that I've seen repeated in my life throughout the year.
Which leads me here--to creating this blog and sharing what the Lord has laid on my heart.
It's easy to question the Lord's presence in my life when I'm only focused on my problems right now. The negative has a way feeling like it far out weighs the positive when you're in the thick of it.
And I'm definitely in the thick of it. Stuck in the mud and muck that is life sometimes. I'm struggling right now with some big ones--financial burdens, infertility, my husband's back injury, work stress, and the possibility of losing my job--to name a few.
But does that mean that God has abandoned me or doesn't care about my situation? No. Of course not. And I know that, but how do I stay focused on that simple truth? In the past, I've found that keeping a journal is an awesome way to see God's hand at work in my life. I've been praying, and I feel compelled to put this out into the world for whatever purpose God may have to use it for, if only to remind you all that we truly are blessed.
I am going to chronicle my blessings from God in a blog. Hopefully daily. Just simple pictures and notes of everything I can think of and everything that He reminds me of captured as evidence of His perfect grace, mercy, faithfulness, and love. I will strive to praise him continually through the everyday trials of life. I know I am blessed in an infinite number of ways that I just need constant reminding of, so I will bless, praise, and worship the Lord in return.
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