BLESSINGS THROUGH THE DAY

1 Chronicles 16:34 Oh give thanks to the Lord for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever.

I saw a film the other night on Utube called The Blessing Bracelet. It was about a lady who made bracelets with four or five beads interspersed around the circle and the idea was that whenever your bracelet caught your eye, for each of the four beads you thanked God for a different blessing in your life that you were thankful for at that moment. As a result your focus was taken back to the Lord who provides each blessing no matter how small. I thought that was a neat idea so I've made some to give to friends if they’d like one.

When we’re out in shops, or daily life, we often hear people who are not very thankful but complaining about one thing or another. But this idea counteracts that thinking. It reminds us to count our blessings as we go along, and actually stop and thank God for them through the day. When life gets a bit niggly we do need something to jog our minds in the right direction sometimes don't we? Well I do anyway!😊

So what am I thanking God for at this moment? For my family safely returned from holiday, for improving health, for running hot water, for good news of a friend's recovery from an operation.😊

Psalm 95:2 Let us come to Him with thanksgiving….. How about you? If you had a reminder on your wrist, what would you stop and thank God for throughout your day? Even if you don’t have a bracelet, perhaps each time you stop at a traffic light, or have to wait for something, or in a queue, why not have a go and think of four blessings in your life to thank God for at that particular moment in time. 

You might just be thankful for enjoying a quiet cup of tea or coffee, or there were no traffic hold ups, and tomorrow there will be something entirely different because our God is a good God and He's good to us in so many ways we can't even count them.😊 

Numbers 6:2-25 May the Lord bless you and protect you, May the Lord smile on you, and be gracious to you....

Have a good weekend counting your blessings.😊

If you'd like to watch the uplifting film here's the link.

https://youtu.be/D-THvIxIz44