Blessings

A recent song by Laura Story asks the question about blessings that I think we need to ask ourselves; what is our blessings are the rough times in our life? Laura asks the question more poetically than I do, but I think it is a question we need to ask ourselves in this season of Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is common for us to count our blessings, yet do we stop to contemplate here our blessings came from?
Some of the things I count highest on my blessing list are the things that took me a long time to accomplish; situations that I saw resolved over years of baby steps and things I learned during life that I know apply in places and situations much different than where I learned them. some of my blessings are little things that I appreciate more as I get older; for example the worn recliner that I sit in as I write this. It isn't anything you would want in your house but I treasure it.
I hope you will take some time to think about what you treasure and where your treasure came from; it just might reveal God at work in your life in places and situations you never thought God was present.