COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS
Welcome back to Chasing After Zion! If you’re reading this, you’ve made it to the beginning of another week.
If we all look at 2020, one thing I can say about it is, the true hearts of people have been shown in every way shape, and form. Yesterday I had the pleasure of giving back during this pandemic, and it was very heartwarming to see how one kind gesture can light up a person’s entire day.
As I was out, I was able to reflect on how good God has been to me, but on the other hand, I couldn’t help but think about the postures of our hearts as a people collectively. We live in a world where it’s easier to just focus on ourselves without considering the lives of others. We tend to look down on people who don’t look like us or have the same things we do, not considering that everyone has a story. Along with that, we are very selfish and greedy.
How can one have so much to give, but don’t because you feel like it’ll hinder you? These are things that I think about daily, and it’s mind-boggling and it put something into perspective for me. I noticed yesterday as I was passing out toiletry bags and other items, that these individuals were so selfless. They were literally walking around telling others to come out and get what they needed, and on top of that, they didn’t want to take more than what they needed. When I saw this I was overwhelmed with emotion, because the people that have everything cant even exhibit those same qualities.
Let's reposition our hearts and focus on the things that truly matter. If you are in a position to be a blessing to someone else, allow yourself to be used by God to bless another, and continue the cycle. One thing I can say confidently, anything I’ve given to another brother and sister in Christ or helped hasn’t cost me anything. We are all blessed in different ways, and we should use those blessings to bless others wholeheartedly, willingly, and diligently. As followers of Christ, we are charged to look after one another.
So I challenge you to allow the Lord to move through you and encourage you to be a blessing this holiday season, whether big or small. It’s not about how much you can do, or how many people can see you, its about the HEART posture.
2 Corinthians 9:7 ESV
“Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”
1 John 3:17 ESV
“But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?”
James 1:17 ESV
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”
Have a blessed week, and let’s continue to Chase After Zion!!!!!