On this day two years ago, God blessed me in the form of being able to fill my gas ⛽️ tank for $8.00 ($0.43 a gallon! Wow! 😯)
A few days ago, God again blessed me in the form of being able to fill my gas tank. (Though the piece tag was significantly higher. Like ten times the amount. 🫤)
If my eyes are on the economy, on the news, on circumstance, I will be frustrated when prices are up and hope seems down. When my dollar doesn’t go as far, I can tend to not be as thankful for it. Or to be more worried about how to make more come in.
If my eyes are on Jesus, I will see that all my blessings come from Him. Any money we have is from Him, even when we take part in working for it. Because He gave us the bodies and minds and opportunities to be able to work and support our families. ❤️
Here’s what’s on my heart this morning.
Because I GET IT.
I get the frustration at the gas pump and at the grocery store. I get why people tell other people to stop calling the glass “half full” (because to those living on less, inflation hits much harder.)
I also get the wanting to encourage others. Because it’s hard to see morale down.
I think the true issue is – that all the encouragement in THIS world falls short. And that’s why I encourage with the only stuff that doesn’t. ✝️
Not that this world doesn’t matter.
He came here and shed His blood to show us how much it does.
But that the spiritual things which are eternal, matter even MORE.
And that when we turn our eyes toward Him,
In gratitude,
saying “Thank you Jesus!”
instead of turning them upon our earthly leaders
and passive-aggressively grumbling “Let’s go, Biden”
we feel ALOT more joyful!
Our spiritual tanks OVERFLOW, even! Freely!
Faith isn’t the denial of problems,
as if they don’t exist.
It’s denying them the power to control our attitudes and determine our heart-songs. ⚔️❤️⚔️
We must guard our hearts.
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“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus….
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise…
Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you….
… I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
…And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6-9, 11-13, 19 NLT
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