BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING

Today has been a good day.  And I need to thank God for it.  Our daughter stayed the night after working 10 hours at her hospital job.  At 2:00 in the morning, it's  nicer to be closer to a bed at our house than she would be if she drove to her own house.  And besides, it's so lovely to share a cup of coffee with her at her awakening. So I thank God for this blessing.


I must be one of the poor that needs a blessing as the Lord is sure good to me.


How blessed I am!  So undeserving, yet so blessed! And, you know, God does love to bless us!


Also, "Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the Lord delivers him in times of trouble." Ps. 41:1


Again, I must turn to the Study Bible for amplification regarding helpfulness to God's children.  It tells us: "The Bible often speaks of God's care for the weak, poor, and needy, and of his blessing on those who share this concern.  God wants our generosity to reflect his own free giving.  As he has blessed us, we should bless others."


I felt really  happy to read this, for I have always felt drawn to help out in those areas where the hungry or poor were fed and clothed, where the homeless had a place to sleep and shower, and where the poor could be given an extra buck or two.   Oh, you may say," those people are just after an easy life, and they don't really need help. They are really just lazy.". You know, although you could be right, it really doesn't matter.  Whatever the gift is, if shared in the power of Jesus, God will see that it works for His benefit.


So, I'm keeping my mind and heart open.  I don't have the energy I used to have, although I promise myself when it gets less snowy and cold, I will walk more and will have more energy. But, I believe God will show me the things I can do and the people I can do it for.


When my kids were little they could get bored on long summer days.  Our neighbor across the street was dying of a fatal disease.  She couldn't get out.  She couldn't walk and could barely talk.  So, I would tell my bored children, "Why don't you make a cake for Mrs.Liken?"  And Oh, how they loved to do the deed for Mrs. Liken.  There must be something within us that makes us want to take away suffering from those who cannot help but suffer.


I believe it never leaves us.  And this is what God instills in us, that we must care for the weak, the poor, and the needy. Besides, we never know when we will become one of them ourselves.


Let's all be scouts letting our eyes, our ears, and our hearts tell us when someone needs something.  And let us be that someone who is the one who comes to him or her and becomes the blessing.


God bless you all abundantly!


Jo of MN, "I want to be a Blessing to somebody!"