To simply be given the breath of life is a blessing. What an honor, a privilege it is that God chose to give me life. That He carefully and purposefully willed me into existence. Where there was nothing, He brought me forth. A miracle. Me. From an infinite well of possibilities, He chose me. Incredible.
Not being satisfied with that, God gave me joy. He allows me to experience the wonders of His creation, to share it with other miracles I love, and who love me. To give me eyes which see, ears which hear the joys of what He has made. The crisp smell of the air after a rain is mine to enjoy. The soft caress of the wind I freely enjoy. The fruits of His bounty please my tongue. He has given me love to receive and return. Joy. That is a blessing.
Not stopping at bringing me to be, nor providing me with joy, He has given me health. Not only has He created me, He sustains me. With care and kindness, He gives me strength, vitality, and the spirit of life. My body is strong, and works in such perfect harmony we will never fully understand it, but He does. He is there--here--orchestrating every breath, every pulse, to give me health.
To keep me from being distracted from His other blessings, God has granted me security. From the place I live to the people who surround me, He has seen to it that I am safe. Protecting me from harm, guiding my paths, He leads me by a lighted path lest I fall into a pit. Like the shepherd He is, He watches over me as one of His flock, guarding me with His strong right hand.
So that I may enjoy His pleasures for all of eternity, He gave of Himself that I might be saved from my sins. Of all my blessings, none can be greater than the salvation I have through Jesus Christ. I need have no fear, no trepidation of the future, for my portion is Christ, and my life through Him. This blessing, among all the others, will never end. It can never be taken from me, nor I from Him. He has saved me. I am truly blessed.
Blessings upon blessings, He has given me family. To be raised and nurtured among those who love me, and then to experience it once more through my own wife and children is to better understand the love God has for me. I understand all the more God as Father, having children of my own. I better perceive the love of Christ through the eyes of marriage. With the blessings of family has the love of God been only more clear.
In my friends I have those ones who are closer than brothers. Those who stand beside me, who lift me up, who bring me alongside to share in the blessings God has given them. A blessing themselves, they multiply the blessings God showers down. To share life with friends is to live life to the fullest.
Day after day, God provides. He blesses. He never fails to give to me all I need and more. I truly see that my cup overflows, and yet His fountains never stop. From the richness of His storehouses, He gives, and gives, then gives some more.
I am blessed. Not because I deserve it, nor earn it. My blessings are gifts, given to me from above.
God is good. All the time.
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