Gratitude: The state of being grateful; thankfulness.
Thankful :Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful. Expressive of gratitude
It is said by many wise men and women to always live in a state of gratitude. A nice sentiment and certainly words to live by, but what does it truly mean? To be, meaning to exist, in a state of complete contentment and thankfulness is not something that fits in with our schedule. We have so much to do and so little time, and money to do it with. There is always something to buy, to fix, to get, to leave, it seems we are always in the past (regretting) or in the future (worrying).
When was the last time you stopped and let gratitude fill your entire being, so much so that it seemed to overwhelm you? To let love and compassion and mercy overtake your soul until nothing is left. It's in you but are you in it? We have unending peace, love, joy, happiness, faithfulness, kindness and compassion walled up inside us, but we keep it there because bliss doesn't seem to be very efficient in running our daily lives. I mean, if we lived in the moment and walked around in perfect peace and contentment who would do the laundry or cook or clean or pay the bills or get the dry cleaning? Really, is being filled to the brim practical in a forward moving world?
On the other hand, if we dig deep into that part of us where true joy and oneness with our Lord exist, do we think we can handle it? Are we ready for that kind of trust, intimacy, fire and passion? To abandon ourselves to our present moment, good, bad or indifferent, means to abandon ourselves to Him. That kind of intimacy will not be experienced with anyone in our lifetimes, not even our spouses. In that moment of unity with Him we are closer to Him than we are to our mothers in their wombs, or our children in ours. We are more intimate with Him than a husband and wife in their marriage chamber. When we are in our moments, we are in Him. In Him we live and move and have our being. Be in Him and great moments will happen. Beyond your wildest imagining...
About Me
- Kaite
- I am me! Sometimes sad, sometimes happy, always entertaining. I strive to know and love God and my fellow human beings! I am an extremely blessed homemaker and I love to live out my vocation as such. My goal is to be the Proverbs 31 woman and to lead other women to the same goal. I love the Lord and I am so thankful for all He has done for me! I live in Ohio with two spoiled cats and an even more spoiled husband. Proverbs 31:10-12 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. Psalm 84:10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
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