Pondering Our Blessings

This morning, I have been sitting and pondering my life and thinking of all the many ways Heavenly Father has blessed me. I feel so unworthy of it all, yet He continues to bless me beyond anything I ever imagined. I no longer ask why, because I know why.

Once upon a time when trials would come, I'd try to work through them and look forward to better days - "days of grace" I would call them. Then I came to learn something. Every single day is a day of grace, especially when adversity is present. I learned that as long as I faced the trials praising my Father, praising my Savior, and uttering unceasing prayers with gratitude in my heart, those days were all days of grace, because I wasn't facing the refining fire alone.

I look at everything God has done, and take into account every single blessing - from the expanding of my family and increasing posterity, to the things that most of us take for granted. Things like having a warm home, food to eat, clothes to wear, running water and indoor plumbing, transportation to get where I need to go. I have a functioning body and can actively do what I need to do (even though the back and knees argue from time to time.) I have all my senses and can enjoy the sounds of nature around me, can tend my flower garden and prune my rose bushes, can go for walks with my husband and talk of everything and nothing. I still have my vision and can see the beauty of the world around me. I can stand outside barefoot for a few moments in the evenings and watch the sky darken and the moon slowly appear, and marvel at the stars.
I have everything!

So, how can I not praise my God every moment of the day?

This life truly is but a small moment, just a blink of an eye really when compared to eternity. But this small moment is crucial, and what we do with it determines our place in eternity. We shouldn't waste a single second of it on things that don't really matter.
Oh, how blessed I feel each time the Lord opens my heart a little wider, and each time He helps me to remember who I am to Him, and to the Father. How blessed I feel with each bit of the plan He reveals for my life. And though I still can't see the full picture of His plan for me, I know it's coming, and one day I will see it. Just the thought of it fills me with unspeakable joy
I love my God, and I love my Savior, and I glory in Them. I hope you will love and glory in Them too.
Thank you for giving me the privilege of sharing.