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I AM AN 80 YEAR OLD MALE, BORN AGAIN, CHRISTIAN WITH A LOVE FOR JESUS. I DO NOT GET OUT MUCH ANYMORE BUT FIND THAT TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT THE LOVE JESUS HAS FOR THEM IS NOT ONLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO BUT SOMETHING THAT THE WORLD NEEDS.
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"BLESSINGS" BY DAVID MCMILLEN
ARE YOU BLESSED? I AM SURE WE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO FIND OUT JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE DON'T THINK THEY ARE. I HAVE ASKED THAT QUESTION AND HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT ANSWERS BUT THE ONE I DISLIKE THE MOST IS WHEN SOMEONE SAYS "NOT AS MUCH AS I WANT TO BE." HOW SAD IS THAT, NOT BEING HAPPY WITH WHAT YOU HAVE AND ALWAYS WANTING MORE. THEN I ASK, "SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU ARE BLESSED?" THE ANSWER WAS, "WELL, YES." THEN I ASKED THE BIG QUESTION, "HOW OFTEN DO YOU THANK GOD FOR ALL YOUR BLESSINGS?" WHEN THE SUBJECT WAS CHANGED I HAD MY ANSWER.
I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I AM BLESSED. MY POWER JUST CAME BACK ON YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AFTER BEING OFF FOR A WEEK. NO AC AND SINCE WE HAVE SPECTRUM FOR TV, PHONES, COMPUTERS AND WI-FI, WE LOST ALL OF THAT. NO WATER BECAUSE I HAVE A WELL AND IT TAKES ELECTRICITY TO RUN THE PUMP. WE DID HAVE A GENERATOR AND WE DID UNPLUG THE FREEZER AT NIGHT LONG ENOUGH SO WE COULD PLUG IN THE PUMP TO TAKE SHOWERS. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU TOOK A COLD SHOWER? LOL YOU MIGHT ASK WHY ALL OF THIS IS A BLESSING, WELL, THROUGH ALL OF THIS THE LORD WAS WITH US AND PROTECTED US. THAT WAS THE BIGGEST BLESSING BUT THERE WERE MORE. AS I SAID, WE HAD A GENERATOR AND MY SON, JOSH, HAD A SMALL WINDOW AC HE WAS NOT USING SO HE PUT THAT IN OUR LIVING ROOM WINDOW. WE CLOSED OFF ALL THE ROOMS BUT THE KITCHEN AND TWO BEDROOMS SO WE WERE COOL THE WHOLE TIME. THE GENERATOR ALSO RAN THE FRIDGE AND FREEZER SO WE DIDN'T LOSE ANY FOOD.
WE ALL SHOULD BE THANKING GOD EVERY DAY FOR OUR BLESSINGS BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T. IF PEOPLE, BOTH CHRISTIANS AND NON-CHRISTIANS, WOULD THINK WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO BE WITHOUT ALL THE THINGS I WAS WITHOUT, ALL THE TIME AND NOT JUST FOR A WEEK, I THINK THEY WOULD REALIZE HOW BLESSED THEY ARE. AND WHAT ABOUT THEIR SIGHT, HEARING, GOOD HEALTH OR BEING ABLE TO WALK AROUND NOT TO MENTIONS A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS, FOOD ON THE TABLE, BEING ABLE TO DRIVE OUR OWN CAR. I COULD GO ON AND ON BUT YOU GET THE IDEA.
WE ARE ALL BLESSED AND WE NEED TO REMEMBER WHAT JESUS IS TELLING US. WE NEED TO BE HIS DISCIPLES AND SINCE HE TAUGHT TWICE AS MUCH AS HE PREACHED, WE SHOULD FOLLOW HIS LEAD. WE SHOULD BE MAKING DISCIPLES OUT OF PEOPLE NOT JUST CONVERTS. HE PUT IT ALL IN HIS WORD FOR US TO FOLLOW AND IT IS UP TO US TO OBEY HIM. THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO SHOW HIM HOW MUCH WE LOVE HIM AND THANK HIM FOR OUR BLESSINGS.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
HI WAYNE,
IT IS GOOD TO BE BACK ONLINE. IT WAS NOT A PLEASANT THING TO GO THROUGH BUT PRAISE GOD WE HAD ONLY A FEW SECTIONS OF FENCE GO DOWN AND THAT WAS THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. I CONTINUALLY PRAY FOR THOSE WHO LOST EVERYTHING AND THOSE FAMILIES THAT LOST A LOVE ONE. THAT REALLY HAS TO BE HARD TO GO THROUGH. I HOPE YOU WERE NOT IN IRMA'S PATH AND ARE SAFE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR COMMENTS ON MY BLOGS AND THANK YOU FOR BEING MY BROTHER IN CHRIST. HAVE A BLESSED DAY AND ALSO THE COMING WEEK. GOD BLESS YOU.
DAVID
Welcome back David. Good too have you back. I took down some things to not compete with your blogs. But I may restore what was on my page later.
I read your unfortunate power out. Been there once. I know what it feels like.
Some people are truly blessed in ways they ignore or are not aware or thankful for. And some people have gone through hard times in this life. But we should thank God regardless.
Great that your son lent you the AC unit.
Telling people about Christ and then becoming disciples two very different things. Christ said if any man wants to follow him he has to pick up his cross and that means giving it ALL UP. There are people who do that. He said "many are called but FEW are chosen". We can be thankful for the those who do so much to help the sick, needy and people that are displaced. Now with Irma people need the help. And now there are a couple of newer tornadoes on the rise.
In another blog you addressed that you feel Christ may come back WAY into the future. He said he comes like a thief in the night. One can never know.
Thank you for your blogs.
Bless you David