I’m joining the Five Minute Friday community with Kate Motaung…5 minutes, no rewriting, and a one word prompt…
Embrace
In Christ,
Linking up with: Five Minute Friday, Grace & Truth, Faith 'n Friends, #FreshMarketFriday, Spiritual Sundays
Life doesn’t always go the way we would like it to. There are unexpected twists and turns that move us in a different direction than we had planned.
That’s where we have a choice—to get stuck in the way we wish things were or embrace where God has us and what He’s blessed us with.
Maybe you don’t see your current circumstances as a blessing. I get that. Sometimes I don’t either.
But even in the midst of difficult situations, we can still experience joy, love, and happiness. And most especially, a close relationship with God.
If we focus on what we don’t have, we will miss these moments.
But, when we accept where we are, then we are able to watch for the moments that matter. {Tweet this} When we watch for them, we will experience them. And embrace them as memories.
Laura
Embracing memories is often part of the healing process for grief. :) Visiting from #38.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words and true. Thank you. #73 FMF.
ReplyDeleteAmen!
ReplyDeleteLovely essay, Laura. The graces are there, flowers growing though the pavement, if we will just look at them.
ReplyDelete#1 at FMF this week.
http://blessed-are-the-pure-of-heart.blogspot.com/2017/03/your-dying-spouse-288-being-ok-with.html
Beautiful and true, Laura. I'm going to try to look for and embrace each moment this week. Have a blessed Sunday!
ReplyDeleteSo true, Laura: "That’s where we have a choice—to get stuck in the way we wish things were or embrace where God has us and what He’s blessed us with." Glad to find your link at #fmf this week (I'm #14).
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