December 1

December 1

Daniel 8:1-27
1 John 2:1-17
Psalm 120:1-7
Proverbs 28:25-26

On Not Loving the World

15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

This passage just makes me reflect on Kenny/Keesha's post from Saturday.  Grateful???  Who should I be grateful to when I have worked so hard to get where I am and what I have today. 

I can sit back and visualize moments in my life that I wish had never happened, but they did.  I have said and done things that I wish I never had, but I did.

Through it all God never left my side or turned His back on me.  I think back about those moments and can only be GRATEFUL for where I am today, for who is in my life today, and for what I have today.  Oh yeah, gratitude......I know to whom mine belongs.  Lord Jesus, thank you for bringing me this far in this life.  Thank you for blessing me with such a loving and caring church family and friends.  Even though I cannot physically touch You....You send your angels to give me a hug when needed and an ear to listen to me.  I am also grateful that my needs are few, but I am grateful to you Lord for meeting them all abundantly!  Thank you!