White Christmas

No, we didn't have one. But we watch the movie year round. One of the great songs in that movie says, "When your worried and you can't sleep, just count your blessing instead of sheep. And you'll fall asleep counting your blessings."

This is Hollywood's way of saying what God's word says.

Habakkuk 3:17-19

¹⁷ Though the fig tree does not bud
   and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
   and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
   and no cattle in the stalls,
¹⁸ yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
   I will be joyful in God my Savior.
 ¹⁹ The Sovereign LORD is my strength;
   he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
   he enables me to tread on the heights.

This has been a hard Christmas for me. I have had some tough stuff to deal with. Yet, when I sit down to think about my life. There are FAR more good things than bad in it. Sometimes it is hard to see past the one, two, three really awful things going on. While those things are legitimate, it is easy to let them overcome the good in our world.

This is true especially for us Americans who live better (materially) than most of the world. When we strip away all of the glitter, extras and unnecessary things, we have what really matters, our blessings, not our stuff.

My life may be falling apart but I am secure in more ways than I am not. It is currently 2:30 pm. If I were to sit down, uninterrupted, and write all of the ways I am blessed, I would surely be writing until evening and could easily fall asleep doing it.

When you are stressed, about worthwhile things or not, remember that your blessings will always be greater than your current strife. In some cases, you may HAVE to stay awake listing your blessings because the junk in your world is significant and hard. NEVERTHELESS, God is with you and your blessings are numerous.