Every now and then I get so stressed out about what is going on inside of me that I forget to be thankful. You are teaching me a major lesson about that today. Just sitting at home reading, it came upon me that if my life is given to me by You then everything that I have privilege to do here on earth is Your gift.
The opposite of the life You give is that I'd never been created, I don't ever really wish that. But the harrowing truth that it made me come to realize is this: when things aren't going the way I would have them go, those things are still Your gift.
It is a gift to feel, even if that feel is hurt and pain. It is a gift to think, even if those thoughts bounce around an empty mind and come to no conclusion. It is a gift to pray, even when I've closed myself off from hearing. Every single event in life is a gift, and though some are bad, I'm ready to head straight through them.
Often times, when things get heavy on my mind or my soul, I let out a huge sigh. It seems to me that sighs are simply a tension reliever, a deep breath to sit back and remove yourself from the stress. I'm reclaiming the meaning of a sigh today. When I sigh to remove myself, Lord at that moment hide me in You. Remind me at that second that all life is a gift, a gift to enjoy or to push on through. Make that sigh one of thankfulness.
Thanks for these breaths.
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