And now, dear brothers and sisters, one
final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and
pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and
worthy of praise.
Philippians
4:8 (NLT)
The last few weeks of winter can be
hard. I don’t know about you, but after
New Years, I’m ready for spring. If I’m
not careful, the winter blues come knocking at my door.
This week started out rough and I was tempted
to let negativity take over. However, as I started to feel discouraged, Philippians
4:8 came to mind. I knew God was telling
me, “Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and
lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of
praise.”
Even though I was having a rough week,
there were still so many good things to think about in my life. Little blessings from God I had overlooked. The verse lists 8 kinds of things to think about,
so I decided to make a list for myself.
Most are simple and some are just plain silly, but here are my 8 things:
2.
My
baby said his first word! “Hi.”
3.
This
weekend I get to fellowship with some wonderful writer friends.
4.
An
Oreo cookie is only 1 weight watchers point!
(Something my mom brought to my attention tonight. J
Yum!)
5.
Cuddles,
hugs and kisses from my kids every day.
6.
My
wonderful husband did the laundry for me.
He’s such a sweetheart.
7.
A
cardinal stopped by my front yard for a visit. Tweet Tweet...
8.
Jesus
loves me!
It’s funny, while making this list, I
thought of a lot more than eight. God has
blessed me with so many things and when I focused on His blessings, my week got
brighter. God is so good and I know Spring is right around the bend.
So here’s a challenge. What are your
eight things? Please share in the comment section.
Thank you for reading and keep Shining
for Him!
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