John 1:16 From His Abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.
This verse right off the bat may not seem to fit, as you
read you will see that it very much does. Sometimes the Holy Spirit will speak
to us on unbelievable levels that the human mind has a hard time grasping all
that we need to for him when he needs us to be still and know that he is God.
The Lord is constantly moving he moves through us His spirit will touch us in
the depths of our soul that it is sometimes overwhelming. It takes a heart
focused on God and a heart that is grounded in the Holy Bible. But...when we do
grasp it the revelation is blinding!
When I was old enough to talk it was pounded into my head
that blood was thicker than water and you always stand by family. I am here
today to say this is not always true and being family does not give anyone the
right to hurt someone else there is no free passes to sin and being family
does not mean you are excluded from scripture. Someone told me a long time ago
"Family will do you dirtier than anyone" sadly this is true and sadly
too many of us can shake our heads in agreement.
Asking God for his blessings….what an amazing request…do
we really know and understand what it means? Some people bow their heads in
grace before they eat and ask for Him to bless their food; we bow our heads in
prayer and ask for many things, protection, health, wealth, love, forgiveness,
and grace….and the list goes on. Did you know being blessed is not about
letting suffering pass or troubles to slide by? Being blessed comes in many
ways, it can yes come in good, but it can also come in the bad. We may not
always have comfort or success in our blessings. How can this be? Well I can
tell you that I was born again in the most unbelievable grief of my life. I was
saved by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ when I was in the darkest part of
my soul. It was then in the grief, struggles, and suffering I found my greatest
joy, it was then I found freedom. Most of all I found God.
I received an email from a friend today that was a cry
from a broken heart. Yes, family had broken her heart. In this email God gave
me my blessings even though there was pain and suffering. I was able to relate,
comfort, and offer my testimony for hope. Today God blessed us both, he showed
us there is only one blood that brings us all together and that is the blood of
Jesus Christ he makes us all family in His Fathers Kingdom. So when family
states blood is thicker than water, then turns around and breaks your heart and
thinks it is okay because they are "family" remember this verse:
"John 1:16 From His Abundance we have all received one gracious blessing
after another". There is pain but in the end there will be blessings even
from the ones that have hurt us the most.
To know God, walk with him, share your life with him,
that is when we are part of a real family. That is when we are truly blessed
even through the cries of a broken heart.