Love my life

I have to say this....I love my life.
I love my kids.
I love my family.
I love my friends.
I love my morning, afternoon and evening.

I am so blessed that I can't even begin to wrap my mind around it. I keep thinking, God - why are you SO good to me? I am so undeserving of all the blessings that you shower on me. From a dear friend writing a note on Facebook to one of the most amazing couples ever inviting me out for dinner - blessings just keep rolling in.

My babies are happy and healthy.
My husband is the best a wife could ever imagine to ask for.
I get to stay home with my babies.
I get to be a part of an amazing church with an AMAZing calling to reach people who are far from Christ and bring them home.

I just can't keep all this thankfulness inside today.

The babies are safe and I am sitting in a warm house - there is nothing more I can ask for.

I do think it is easy to be thankful to God in these times. When things are going great and your life seems like it should be on an episode of "Leave it to Beaver." It is easy then....

Then I am reminded of my week last week. Nerves shot, kids screaming, groceries to be bought, clothes to be cleaned, house to get up to CPS code and a million other things seemingly being thrown at my face. To top it off, the earthquake hit and my innermost being ached for a people I never met. Crying over pictures I saw of babies and kids almost naked on the streets, hearing of the sex-traffic industry making bank on this horrific event, knowing the HEARTbreak of mommies and daddies in that place as they struggle to find food and clean water for their kids....It is enough to make a grown man weep at the devastation and grief being played out there...

How about these times....

How easy is it then to be thankful and praise God?

I ask myself that with full venerability and openness almost to check myself and here is what I find.

I am GROWING in this area!!!! It is more often than not that in bad times in my life my focus turns to praising Jesus rather than loathing. More often than not I find myself nose in a Bible searching and FINDING reassurance and love and peace. It is more often than not I find myself saying. "God I do not for one second doubt that you are a GOOD God who loves us, please show us mercy in this event." More often than not I find that the hard times lead me to fall ever more in love with my Saviour than draw me away from Him, deepening my desperate need of Him.

But this took faith....and stepping out in it. It took hard times coming my way and ever so cautiously I would step out believing God's goodness and the more I did this the more I grew in belief and faith that He is really GOOD all the time. NO matter what....no acceptations....it is a non-negotiable.

It is all over the Bible about how God takes care of the broken, lonley, abused, hurting, restless, weary, dying....Blessed are the poor in spirit, blessed are those who morn, blessed are those to are weary....HE IS COMPASSIONATE.

It is all over the Bible about Him never leaving us....I will never leave you nor forsake you, I will be faithful to complete the work in you until the end, I have never left you...HE IS ALWAYS THERE FOR US.

It is all over the Bible that He loves us....He made us to love us, He sent his own son to die for us,...HE IS LOVING.

It is all over the Bible that he wants us to live a free life....I have plans to prosper you, don't worry about tomorrow, cast your burdens on me, take my yoke-it is easy, lef me carry your cares....HE IS TRUSTWORTHY.

Once you know God's character, then it is easy to praise him through bad and good times. Knowing and believing that he is always loving, always trustworthy, always loving and always there for us....makes me want to slip right into his embrace when times are good and right into his arms when I am crying. All them time....not just when times are good....

I just had to share this about how Good God is....I am praying for Haiti and am heartbroken for them - but I refuse to doubt God's goodness. I am praying hard for them and am working on a huge care package to send down there.

I have many people who want to donate soaps, combs, brushes, toothpaste...any hygiene products that they have to send.....so if you are interested please email or comment me!!!

I love writing about God's goodness....