This morning I saw a particular homeless woman I'll once again call "Kimberly" here. She announced that she has been sober for three days.
She shared with me that when she went to be interviewed for the outpatient rehabilitation program she will soon enter, they didn't proceed with the interview because their computer system was down. They said they'll interview her in two days.
Immediately Kimberly expressed her contentment with the situation as she noted, "Well, then it'll be even better, since I'll have five days sobriety by then." Rather than become disgruntled and discouraged, she chose to recognize and value the benefit of the delay.
I am encouraged by how my dear friend Kimberly is appreciating what God is handing to her in her circumstances. She is showing interest in being grateful to God for what He is giving to her.
When we are grateful to God, then we thank God. If we thank God, we are recognizing His love.
As we realize that God is love,* we can come to adore God. Coming to see that God is, we can praise God since He is.
As we thank God, as we adore Him, as we praise Him, as we glorify Him, we become who God created us to be. When we thank and adore and glorify and praise God, we become our true selves.
* 1 John 4:8,16
She shared with me that when she went to be interviewed for the outpatient rehabilitation program she will soon enter, they didn't proceed with the interview because their computer system was down. They said they'll interview her in two days.
Immediately Kimberly expressed her contentment with the situation as she noted, "Well, then it'll be even better, since I'll have five days sobriety by then." Rather than become disgruntled and discouraged, she chose to recognize and value the benefit of the delay.
I am encouraged by how my dear friend Kimberly is appreciating what God is handing to her in her circumstances. She is showing interest in being grateful to God for what He is giving to her.
When we are grateful to God, then we thank God. If we thank God, we are recognizing His love.
As we realize that God is love,* we can come to adore God. Coming to see that God is, we can praise God since He is.
As we thank God, as we adore Him, as we praise Him, as we glorify Him, we become who God created us to be. When we thank and adore and glorify and praise God, we become our true selves.
* 1 John 4:8,16
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