blessed be God

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“blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer, nor His lovingkindness from me.”  

psalm 66:20

there are so many things i thank Him for.  His word, His voice, provision, wisdom, forgiveness, peace, healing.

but mostly i thank God for His presence.  His faithful, never-ending, very real presence in my life.  sometimes i feel it.  sometimes i don’t.  but if i believe the scriptures, and i do, then i can always know that i can choose to walk in the atmosphere of the presence of God.  i can dialogue with Him silently or aloud, confident that He will always love me, always hear me, always answer me, never turn away my prayer.  what a gift that is.  the best gift.

today is my birthday.  today i turn 54 years old.  if i’m still here in november, i  will have outlived my mother and my father.  there’s both sadness and celebration in that.   (mostly celebration.)  i’m still here for one reason:  there’s purpose in it.  God still has reason to keep me here.  there’s still something to be done through me, if i will allow it.

i’m celebrating today, because the God Who created heaven and earth still has an agenda that includes me!

you’re still here, too.  that must mean His agenda for you is not complete.  so celebrate!  because God is not done healing, transforming, and renewing you.

from the inside out.

7 thoughts on “blessed be God”

  2. God has truly blessed me. I am overwhelmed with the blessings He has given me. I am grateful to be 70 and blessed with my 73 year old husband. For that and our 3 happily married children and our darling grandson we give thanks everyday. My father died at age 40 when I was 15. I am thankful I knew him for 15 years and I cherish times with him. My siblings did not have that number of years with him ages 13, 11, 9 and 5 at the time he died. We are blessed that mother is still alive at 96. She may forget all of us before long but she has moments of being her rascal funny self and we all cherish those moments. God is great ! Love you, Carol

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  5. Thank you for blogging, Mary. I just re-read your last sentence several times….today I got a breast cancer diagnosis and I sense His goodness in walking with me through another adventure. Thank you for the reminder that He will use me for Him in this process. I love you and I’m grateful you’re willing to write.
    Cathy Broom

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