God's Greatest Gifts!

Have you ever taken the time to stop and reflect on the gifts that God blesses you with all the time? I am talking of gifts other than those we all know so well...redemption, salvation, forgiveness, unconditional love, and on and on and on. I mean the gifts of family; health; love; the sunrise in the morning (which I rarely see!); sunsets; flowers dressed in their finest; trees tall and strong, full of character; a blade of grass; blue sky with large white fluffy clouds; children; children's laughter; spring showers; the smell of rain; a rainbow; the unconditional love of an animal, friends! I could go on and on and on, but let's go with friends.


There are friends that are your husband or wife. Your children who are your best friends. Friends that you grew up with, new friends, old friends, young friends, women friends, men friends, etc. To me, one of God's greatest gifts is friends. You have friends that are fair weather friends, casual friends, close friends and friends that you haven't known for very long but you feel that you have known forever!

I also have been blessed with a very cherished friend who lives thousands of miles away. God brought us together through a website we both belong to and our friendship grows stronger each day through our love for Him and by uniting in prayer for her precious granddaughter. It is so awesome how God brings His children together to stand on His Word and to take a stand against demonic forces and claim victory! I am so thankful that my Daddy loves me so much to bless me with this friend. Friends are precious jewels and their value is immeasurable!

Then I have also been blessed with friends who are very dear to me that live 'across the large pond' called the Atlantic Ocean! I may never see them in person, but I couldn't love them more if I saw them every day! It doesn't matter how near or far, God's love encompasses the entire universe and so can our love for our friends!

Take the time today to stop for a minute and take notice of God's gifts in your life and thank Him for each one. Then realize how much He loves you.