To answer the question above, this world would be a much better place. During some readings this morning, I came across this quote
"A
sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, must empty ourselves. The
fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of
faith is love, the fruit of love is service, the fruit of service is
peace."- Mother Teresa. There is so much truth in these couple of sentences and this morning it has been rocking my world.
Little quotes like this, song lyrics, a bible verse, a sweet hug from a sweet friend that makes a terrible day turn back around when they had no idea it was going terribly to begin with, a kind act of a stranger, a smile from someone walking past you- all of these things have a way of turning my mind straight back to Jesus when I get wrapped up in this crazy human world. Something about these things that make me want to jump out of my skin and to thank Him for giving me these little pleasures of life.
Yesterday I had a good friend of mine text me some verses because for some reason I was having a bad day. For no reason in particular, I just was in a bad mood. But she knows my heart and she knew exactly what I needed. Not because she could read my mind or anything, but because Jesus loves me. Reading these verses didn't necessarily turn my mood completely around, but they made me thankful. They made me thankful for a God who loves me so much to give me friends who care about me a fraction of the amount that He does. He knew what I needed to read. He knows everyday. I forget way too often about the blessings that I am given. I take my friends for granted. I take simple conversations for granted because I think that because we are friends, they tell me what I want to hear. But then days like yesterday when I got my encouraging text, that I am given these friends for a reason. They don't tell me what I want to hear, but what I need to hear. It is just another way for Him to communicate with us through others. I learn so much from everyone in my life and I wish so badly that I could thank them for everything that they do for me. I can only hope that they know what Jesus is doing for me through them.
I encourage all of you who happen to get bored and read this, to remember that Jesus is working through each of us. It may not be clear, it rarely is, for me at least. But I know that He loves me. And I know this because of what is around me each and every day. How did I get so unbelievably blessed to have the most amazing people in my life who continually remind me of who Jesus is? They encourage me. They are my rocks. And they are this way because of who Jesus is and what He did for each of us.
Today is going to be a good day, because I am sitting out on my porch and feeling this amazing breeze and knowing that God is here. I have good coffee in my hand and a book of truth sitting in front me. Because I have friends who would be by my side the second I need them. Because God loves them, they love me. Do me a favor and go about your day today with the thought of giving one stranger a smile. Because if you can give somebody the amount of love from Jesus that you all give me everyday, then one smile is worth it.
Ephesians 3:17-19 "and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as
you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have
the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God."
