I’m Alive and Counting….
1,734,959,517 seconds.
28,915,991 minutes.
481,933 hours.
20,080 days.
2,868 weeks.
1,434 fortnights.
215 quarters.
55 years
thank you God for the gift of life!
Alive and Counting
I cannot live a perfect life, but only strive to know
To seek and find my Savior and by His truth I’ll grow.
It’s about Him and what He’s doing- not about me or how I fail
It’s about His gifts of grace and mercy- His purposes will prevail.
For though I’m weak and broken, His strength is mine to hold
He’s my treasure and my Savior, worth more to me than gold.
See, if I count my failures or any good things I have done
I’m missing glorious victory & all that He has won
So I will count my blessings and each miracle He gives
For His love covers and restores – He’s the reason that I live!
Surprising Treasure: I don’t know about you, but I have to fight- depressing introspection. While it’s good to evaluate our lives, I seem to spiral into despair over my lack of living a “good enough” life. As my birthday approached, I began mentally criticizing myself for all I’ve done wrong, or how I’ve wasted time or not made the most of a situation. I started feeling really lousy. But then His Spirit spoke to me: my focus was on the wrong thing. Of course, I cannot live a perfect life- but there is One who can- and that is who I fix my heart and in Him alone will stand. He will do the transforming as I continue to walk with Him!
Love this, Cindy. Happy birthday to you! Yes, I’m assuming it’s your birthday….or was recently. And being just one year ahead of you in the great race, I actually enjoyed all that math you did at the beginning of the post.
I, too, am glad to be “alive and counting.” Depressing introspection strikes me from time to time. I’m thankful to have your surprising treasures to turn to when I need a gentle reminder. You’re so good at that, friend.
Have a blessed day….
Susan
Thanks Susan! Hey- wait- you look lots younger than me!!! lol I love that God is teaching us to make the time count instead of just counting the time! Time- such a strange, wonderful, needed commodity in life! Blessings to you my sweet friend and thanks for the encouragement!!!!
You are altogether beautiful, and there is no flaw in you…. 🙂
He is amazing isn’t He? Our ladies Bible Study last night- focused on the love- God has set upon us- tethered- linked- forged- His love is secure, unending, transforming, fierce, loyal, consuming! His love makes us beautiful in Him! hugs Serena!!!
Just what I needed this morning! Thank you, Cindy. I adored reading and being reminded that, “His love covers and restores.”
Thank you. Thank you!
Don’t you love that His love covers- covers!!!!!! amazing! hugs Julie-
Your encounters with distressing introspection reminds me of some of the best encouragement I ever received from my dad—well, actually more than one! The first was a reference he often included at the end of a letter or postcard: “Come away and rest awhile,” a reminder of Jesus speaking to His disciples, which told me Dad was lonesome and would like me to take time for a visit—to set aside what I thought I needed to accomplish to just spend time with someone who loved me.
The other was a quick postcard he sent after he heard about my husband needing coronary angioplasty. He wrote, “Isn’t that just like the dirty devil. He can’t stand to see Christians happy, so he tries to rob us of our joy. Well, just don’t let him!”
Be so encouraged, dear sister-friend! I agree with Serena’s comment: you are altogether beautiful, and I marvel how much you are accomplishing.
Come away and rest! I love that! and I especially love your dad’s truthful comment- “the devil can’t stand to see Christians happy, so he tries to rob us of our joy.- Well, just don’t let him!” Oh what good advice. Keeping my eyes fixed on Jesus- who is pure joy and love! If joy and love aren’t what I’m feeling- I need to skeedaddle back to His presence! hugs and thank you for your constant encouragement!