Abundant Blessings

“When you receive My abundant blessings with a grateful heart, I rejoice”.

“This is a time of abundance in your life. Your cup runneth over with blessings”.

These quotes are from my daily devotional and also what inspired this blog post.

This week… has been A WEEK for me. Long story short, I ended up throwing my back out on Monday. With that came what felt like an endless cycle of muscle spasms. I’ve basically been either hobbling around in pain or laying in bed ever since Monday afternoon. I’ve had this happen to me in the past, but something about this time… just hit differently. I’ve never felt pain quite like THIS before. 

I don’t tell y’all all of this because I want you to feel sorry for me. I tell you this because I want you to see how I was so easily blinded by my physical pain and almost missed the abundance of blessings He was giving me. Pain is normal and it should be acknowledged but we shouldn’t dwell on it. Even in hard times of struggle we should stop, look around and find the small blessings around us…. because they are there. When I was reading my devotional today I felt the Lord tell me to stop and think of the past week. Think of the good things that were in my week. Whether that be during the times I was in pain or when I wasn’t in pain.

I was able to think of so many blessings!! I got to hang out with awesome friends on Sunday and even do some street ministry with them! I also got a new tire for my car, Terrance. I had an amazing week of fundraising and God showed up BIG through many people’s generosity. Each time I took an ice bath in our frigid pool, the Texas sun was shining and it kept me warm(er). My back did get better day by day. When I wasn’t able to walk right or stand up straight, my parents were there to help me. I was also able to see a chiropractor twice this week, get some extra rest and OH, the sky has been so blue for the last few days! 

I didn’t notice all of these things before I stopped to think about them. The pain was LOUD this week and distracted me a lot. I learned that maybe instead of letting the pain consume me, I should stop in the midst of the storm and think of something good God is doing. Doing this literally helped me so much. It brought that positivity I needed and also allowed the Lord to rejoice with me in that moment. Every time we stop and acknowledge the Lord’s goodness and His blessing, He rejoices! I need to do a better job at recognizing the little blessings in life and not just the big ones.

Thanks God for blue skies and a warm sun! thanks for the progress I’ve had with my back and relieving me of much pain.

Even though this week wasn’t what I had planned, it was still good. Did I get around to week 2 of my baking fundraiser, get to go to work, or go running?.. no. But I did learn to acknowledge the little blessings in life and enjoy what God has to offer in each (good or bad) moment. And honestly, I think that’s more important. (: 

There’s always something good in everything. Sometimes you just have to be still and look around to see it. 

As always, thanks for reading another one of my blogs. If you’d like to partner with me on this journey or have questions about anything, let me know! 🙂

love y’all,

Brianne