Have you ever sat and looked at someone and thought. Man they have it all. They can loose weight at the drop of a hat. They have the most amazing children. They seem to have it all. A loving relationship with their spouse. They have the looks, brains, athletic or artistic talents, they have the whole package. What I would not do to have a whole lot going for me like them. Everything that is good in life they have. We have a tendency to look with envy on those who seemingly have so much more going for them than us.
We sometimes are utterly amazed at how strong, how smart, how sweet, how talented or how much someone has going for them in a particular area in some other way. It is so sad when we sit back and watch someone squander all that they had going on for them through bad decisions and through their human nature.
When you sit and think about it as children of God, we have a whole lot going for us then sometimes we realize. We are unconditionally loved, forever forgiven, and we are personal friends with Jesus. How great is that. He loved us first so we can love others.
Next time you are thinking so much about what we do or do not have going for us, we need to think more of Who we have going with us. We have God on our side. If God is for us who could be against us? When we have Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we have "a friend who sticks closer than a brother," an advocate who pleads our case to God. He is our burden bearer, the lover of our souls, and the one and only Son of God. He died on the cross so that we would not have to die. How amazing is that. He is crazy about us. Along with Jesus, we also have the Holy Spirit living in us to provide the power and the strength we need to get through the temptations and trials of life that come our way.
When we have Jesus walking with us, we know that our future is secured, because of the blood that Jesus paid for us when he died on the cross. We are brothers and sisters in Christ. To God we are all precious. God sees us much like a parent does their children. There are no favorites. He sees each special talent and goal in us. No one else can see us like God does. He knows our heart he knows us better then anyone. He made us all unique in his eyes. We all have a great amount going on for us. He loves us.
If we don’t have Jesus living within us by the power of the Holy Spirit, all that we have going for us is never going to be enough.
"And the joy of the LORD will fill you to overflowing. You will glory in the Holy One of Israel." Isaiah 41:16b NLT
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