In the month of March on my face book page, I have been
doing a series of thoughts of “luck” vs. blessings. The conclusion to these
thoughts are coming to end as March comes to a close. My earthly heritage is
Irish and I enjoy the myths and folk lore of the pot of gold, leprechauns and
the four leaf clover. However, my spiritual heritage sees life in a different
way and yet; it is very rewarding.
Luck is only temporary and blessings are eternal. Therefore,
when I put my focus into the right perspective, everything falls into place
like a puzzle. Sometimes we are the missing puzzle piece. We allow fear,
change, or the unknown to be known as luck or bad luck and we falter in our own
steps in a dark world. However, when we embrace change, see Him as the light,
the unknown is not as frightening and fear subsides and our steps are made
secure in His direction. We become the missing puzzle piece, when we feel we
can’t be loved, feelings of bad “luck”, fear of the unknown that stops us from
being complete. When we look at all the blessings (James 1:17), which come from
above (because He so richly blesses us), then our world is not dark; even in
the midst of what seems so dark in despair.
For some, change is hard to embrace because usually, it is
an introspection of who we are and what we have felt comfortable with for so
long; it becomes difficult to really see the gift. Like Eve in the garden, we allow our senses
to blind us to the spiritual world we need to view. God told man not to eat of
the tree. When the serpent asked, “what did God really say?” Eve was tempted with
emotions and feelings and she replied, “We are not to eat of the tree and we
must not touch it.”
It is easy to get confused in thoughts. Sometimes we had a negative perspective to His words. The regrets mull in the
minds, like a grain meal stone that grinds the wheat into flour. The what-if’s,
the only if I had, and should haves are full of harmful thoughts, which disable
us to fit into the puzzle. The fear or something we see as good and never experienced
before can alter our step going forward. It eats away at us and our view
becomes as flour that when the wind blows one is easily shaken.
Most think Peter did not have faith when he walked on the
water. Peter had the faith when he walked; it was his inability to see himself
walking on water to trust what he was doing through the power of Christ. The
power of Christ is a blessing that can permeate throughout our lives and
enables us to do extraordinary things. When we chase after the wind or focus on
problems of the here and now; is when we begin to sink and feel as though “bad
luck has been granted. Instead, it is our poor choices, which reap the
consequences of our actions.
Blessings are God’s way of showering us with little gifts as
a reminder we are His children. This is our spiritual heritage and one we
should embrace. Despite our choices, our Creator often pulls a Yes out of a bad
situation in order to serve the betterment of His kingdom. When we do not accept ourselves and view it
through the eyes of Christ we tend to doubt or push others away, while they
bestow upon us the love. Too often there
are some who have pushed others away because they were fearful of love, getting
to close or afraid to get hurt. Some will say, “I am lucky to have you.”
Instead of viewing it as luck, view it with the alignment of the focus of God
and see it as, “I am blessed to have you”.
Relationships can be fruitful, when two look at it from a
spiritual basis and not a temporal. People enter our lives with a purpose and some
for good and others for the worse. Look at what has helped you the most in a
relationship. Ask yourself have they helped you to draw closer in blessing with
Him? Then it isn’t luck it is a blessing and a good choice.
Blessings are the glue that can help hold you into place and
put you into the big master puzzle, which allows you to fit in. It isn’t by
luck or by chance you are loved. It is a blessing and a reward to be loved. Do
not allow the past to darken the future of the bright light. When we been in
darkness to long it will take awhile to adjust to the bright light. Do not be
afraid of walking in the light and allow His blessings to be showered upon you.
It isn’t by luck, this happens. It was His choice that He gave us His son, so
that we can know what it is like to walk in the light, unafraid of change,
embracing ourselves and others in order to fit into the kingdom of eternal
blessings and not luck.
We have to walk even though we are blinded by light or by
darkness. Taking that initial step can be challenging and yet, can be very
rewarding. The question remains are you feeling lucky or feeling blessed? The
choice you make will determine the success or failure of how you view yourself
in how you fit into the master puzzle plan.
By Faith F(orging) A(ttitude) I(n) T(rusting) H(im)
