Count Your Blessings

Everyone is blessed in one way or another--some more, some less, and in different ways. We tend to forget all that God has given us and blessed us with. I feel really blessed, and I am! He has really helped to mend our family and bring us closer into this crazy knot. I used to think our family ties were just hopeless, but everything has changed for the better. Every time I think about how much he has blessed us, it makes me want to tear up. I know I'm a big cry baby, but it's just so emotionally refreshing to think that God is always by our side. 

I've always known that everything happens for a reason, but I recently realized that everything really happens for a reason. My brother had a personal issue that came up recently. With everything up in his face, he couldn't think properly. So he called the people in his life that he knew would care the most. The shocking part is that he called our dad for advice. My brother and my dad always had tension between them as my brother started 'growing up.' So for my brother to call my dad was a big deal. However, despite the tension, my brother and my dad have gotten closer through this ordeal. I honestly thought the tension would last a good 10 years. It's seriously tear-dropping; it's amazing how God can turn something bad into something much more rewarding and worthwhile.

He has blessed us with so much, but sometimes I forget of God's presence and it just so happens that those are the times I struggle the most. I definitely need more God time.

 

EVERYBODY COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS!