Blessings

Here's something that I have once again been hit with. I am blessed beyond measure. People say that all the time that they are blessed but I wonder if they understand the weight of it. Blessed--divinely favored, that's the way the all-knowing Webster defines it. I am divinely favored. Favored by the Almighty God. Isn't it beautifully humbling to find that our God honors and favors us?

I'm a lot more honored than I give God credit for. I have the most amazing family I could ever imagine. We are solid in our love for each other. We actually like being around one another and spending time together. Something that unfortunately is very rare. I go to a school that is really pretty incredible. Although I complain about it sometimes and get tired of it, I really love it. It's cheap, for one thing, because of the generosity of others. It's a place that I'm getting a great education while surrounded by people who really love Jesus. I have met some wonderful friends that are very close to my heart. I have way too much food and way too nice of a place to live.

It makes me wonder why God chose to put me in this position. Why am I the one sleeping in a big warm bed with a full belly at night? Why am I not the one sleeping on the cold hard ground? Why am I not the girl who wound up with cruddy parents who don't care? Why am i not the one who goes days without any food at all, or who has to walk miles just for clean water? This is not to say that I think those without all of these things are not honored by God, because I am sure they are favored and honored in a way that I am not. But I still wonder...Why did God choose me?

I have no idea.

And what do I do with the position I have been given? Move...i think that's what I do. I move, and I let the Spirit move. And I use the blessings and the position I have been given to let Christ's love be shown.

Goodness my...God floors me. I love him more and more every single day. I delight in him. And what is truly amazing is that he delights in me as well.