When all seems lost, praise God.
A series of coincidences stemming from a radio preacher I heard Saturday morning on the way to gun class.
Basically, he told me when I am in in those troughs and less guarded against Satan and all of his works, succeptible to the glamour and temptation of sin, or at the very least, bitching about my current lot in life.
He shared a story of a preacher who visited a severely physically handicapped girl, who was reported to be a radiant beacon of light.
When the preacher met her, he discovered the device used to strap her deformed body to resembled a coffin.
He asked her how she was able to be so cheerful, to which she responded,
"At night when I wake up, I see the stars are they are my blessings, one is for Mother, one is for Brother, one is for Father...but Pastor, I still have stars but have run out of blessings."
Perhaps an illustration of all that is seen and unseen? Those blessings that I am totally aware of?
Shared this story when I got home; praise God that I have both feet on the ground, that I have a beautiful and supportive wife, roof over my head, food in the fridge, clothes on my back, decent income and a job, son just got promoted at work, I found an amazing support group on TGO, the peace of knowing Christ and certainty of eternal life
Later that evening, my wife received a call from a friend, close but no longer local and infrequent contact.
She told my wife what a difference she made and continues to make in her life.
I think and discussed with my wife; all those things you did without strings attached, all those years ago, the blessing from the Lord is the knowledge that you did make a difference in someone's life.
Praise God!