Be Gracious

Now may God, the source of great endurance and comfort, grace you with unity among yourselves, which flows from your relationship with Jesus, the Anointed One.  Romans 15:5 TPT

And so as we take moments to reflect back on our walk with Jesus, I'm certain we will see that from the beginning of our relationship with Him, He has repeatedly asked us to look to Him, to know  Him, to thank Him to be like Him and say out loud I am so blessed, Lord, so blessed. 

Though we each of us, my friends, have endured frustrations, chronic pain, disappointments, grief, loss and at times a sick body, we can be grateful, His blood flows through our veins, amazing grace! yes, we can live with a deep sense of gratitude because we know this life is a gift.

All that we enjoy, every beat of our hearts, every morsel of food, every breath we inhale, every person we encounter—everything is a gift from God. 

He is not obligated to give us what we have, but wow He does it out of a generous and gracious heart.

May God grant us the humility and the faith to see that all we have, we have received. And may this sense of God's grace toward us give us a deep thanksgiving to God, who is the giver of all good things.