I Can’t Get Enough Of The Little Things
My Thankfulness Series Pt. 3
It is time to continue on with my four thankful Saturdays in November with Soul Magazine!
Today, I want to talk about the little things in life that bring me joy.
It’s important to be thankful for the bigger things in our lives, but we can’t forget the little things each day that have the potential to bring us great joy too.
A More Recent “Little” Thing That Brings Me Great Comfort
God has been putting specific people on my heart to pray for.
This isn’t about answered prayers. It’s more about God showing me that He is aligning my heart with the right things.
As I lie awake at night or am on one of my walks, I like to think of my prayer list. Sometimes, I pray randomly for people on there. Other times, God gives me a specific feeling to pray for someone.
One of my friends is moving towards a huge life change with her husband. When I was on one of my recent walks, I began praying for their hearts to be strong and wise during this new season.
Recently, I saw her in person. She asked for prayers for those specific things.
God put it on my heart before she specifically asked me.
This has been happening more recently. I could easily overlook these things. Like I said, they haven’t answered prayers. It is merely the action of praying. However, I find comfort in knowing my prayers are aligned with the needs of those around me.
It is one of the ways that God talks to us. I appreciate any communication with Him.
The little moments of joy
No matter what we are facing, there are always big and small moments to experience every day.
Sometimes, I have an off day, and my husband simply comes home. Whatever I was wrestling with seems to be forgotten.
I have annoying errands to run all of the time. Sometimes, I will stop for a coffee afterward. Suddenly, those darn errands were worth it.
In the recent months after my miscarriage, there were many empty and dark moments. But then, I’d wake up early to go on a walk. I’d see a sunrise that would remind me how beautiful life still is.
As my body passed my first baby, my phone rang with the doctor confirming that the bleeding was a miscarriage. With tears streaming down my face, I called my husband. He left work right away to be with me. I called my dad and then, my mom. I texted my few friends who knew I was pregnant. I was not the only one who grieved that day. How sweet is it to be loved and to have had a little seed of a baby be so loved too?
I once wondered, “WHERE IS GOD RIGHT NOW?” Then, I scrolled through Instagram and found a picture of Jesus hugging a crying girl.
With every annoying, terrible, and dark moment, life has given me long ago and recently, there have been beautiful, joyful, and sweet moments that followed.
Somedays, all we have to hold onto are the little things. Sometimes, they are just enough to keep life beautiful.
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