Jesus Loves ME

A familiar verse I read today just welled up in my heart as tears began to fall: “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows” (James 1:17).
ALL GOOD things come from God Almighty! He calls us to make a new list: all the good things we do have. Where did all those good things come from? God has given me every single good thing that has blessed my life. He is the source of all good that I have and all the good that's within me. Who God is, does not change when our circumstances change. He is still God and He is still Good! He doesn't go from being a good God to being a bad God, and shouldn't when our trials come. He is Constant, indispensable in my life! He is still the source of all the good in my life; He never changes, He's ever so Faithful!

God graciously, and at times unexpectedly sends me blessings and answers my prayers, even the tiniest, insignificant prayer or desire.     
There is nothing accidental, coincidental or half-hearted about God’s provision for us! Nothing I do will ever earn his blessings, or earn a prayer answered. God simply gives. From the beginning, he's given. Yes, at times his answer may be a "no", but he knows what is best for us.  At times It may not be our timing but he's always just in time...in His timing.
There are times we feel undeserving because of our stinky attitude! And in spite of our attitude, he looks beyond our faults and sees us, sees His Masterpiece! 
In my time here on earth, I've learned that God doesn't always answer the way we want when we pray or precisely how we want. But every now and then, sometimes when we least expect it, God provides a real reassurance of how very much He loves and cares for us by sending a greater blessing that what we asked for. It may have taken a different route to get it, but God made it much more than what I even expected.

 In this verse, referring to God as the Father of lights, or "of heavenly lights." He is the source of the light. The sun can never be in shadow. At times, shadows may fall on us, but He is ever and always light. If we turn away from Him, we go only deeper into shadow. Turning from God to escape hardship is as ridiculous as hiding from the sun to escape the darkness. When faced with troubles and trials, we should seek the one who can make all things new.
Sometimes miracles show up in the middle of the mess, and that, my friend, becomes a message for others.

 Sometimes we question, "Could this really be from God?", my mind rifling through all the reasons, it surely couldn’t be for me?  Only God would bless his children in a way that we can't explain! Yes, of course, it's from God! If it's good, then yes, it's from God. Why would we expect any less? And even when God ALLOWS storms to come into our lives, it is for a lesson he wants us to learn.  It is for the strengthening of our faith. It is for us to come to a place where we completely trust in him and fall into his arms to rest while he is fighting our battle!  
Oh, how He Loves...