The Portion of my Inheritance

My pastor calls it the nasty here and now. The day in and day out drudge of everyday life. The putting one foot forth in front of the other, an intentional act of faith. Daily facing the wickedness that surrounds us and wraps gnarled fingers around our soul and pulls at us, dragging us down and holding us under. It’s the constant and continual struggle of this earth, and it can cause you to lose hope, to just lay down and give up.

But His goodness is here in the land of the living, in our everyday life, but it’s not always found in the grand explosions of life’s miracles.

It’s found in the little things, the mile markers that pave our paths and give us purpose. It’s in the overlooked and the overshadowed. Our days are filled with them but it is in our nature to rush right past, barely brushing them as we zoom by, and we miss them and that is so like us. Our attentions are focused on the unhealthy; the disappointments, the inflicted pain, the rejections, the loses, the fears, and we lose hope. But it is here, if we can stop long enough to truly see His goodness, if we can open our eyes to truth, if we can see past the nasty here and now to see His goodness. His blessings that pour out over us and drip with abundance.

For me, it’s found in . . . . .

the belly laughs caused from gumps tickling his girls.

The still quiet moments that still frame time, imprinting it’s memory deep within our hearts.

Beloved friends, sharing prayers, hopes and dreams. Walking the walk with them, holding up their hands and slipping a rock under them when needed, seeing them through.

A beautiful day spent with family. Every one of them making the journey home and we are all together again.

The Look of joy and delight on a loved ones face.

New discoveries.

It’s found in sunsets, soft falling snow and gentle breezes.

The standing on holy ground, praising our great and awesome Creator. Spending quiet moments with Him. Spilling out love for Him and Him pouring out love over us.

And the plain truth is,“The goodness of the Lord in the land of the living” is more than all the other, far outweighing all of it. It’s about perspective, how you see it and what you see.

Complaining and negativity is habitual and it blinds the heart and the eyes to His blessings.

And when we turn our eyes away from the Lord, we tune our ears to Satan’s lies. We choose to believe a liar over truth Himself. When we do that, the devils lies become our own personal truth, and we lose hope.

Where are your eyes looking? Who are you gazing at? What are you gazing at? Are you looking at the nasty here and now, or are you looking at the millions upon millions of blessings He showers over us every single day?

Let us open our eyes and look up. See the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living, and hope!

I would have lost hope if I had not seen the goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living.

Psalm 27:13 . . . . . .

Bright beautiful eyes, and the soft tender skin of a baby.

New baby dolls.

dancing.

Sweet treats.

Being silly.

Dressing up and tea parties.

Dancing unto the Lord with abandonment.

The quiet soft breathing of a sleeping child.

and so on . . . . . . .