In Ruthless Trust, Brennan Manning says, "To be grateful for an unanswered prayer, to give thanks in a state of interior desolation, to trust in the love of God in the face of marvels, cruel circumstances, obscenities, and commonplaces of life is to whisper a doxology in darkness."
At the suggestion of a trusted mentor I began reading the afore mentioned book this morning and I was struck by his treatment of trust in regards to the idea of gratitude. He suggests that we can say we trust God, but unless that manifests itself in gratefulness in all situations we face in our life, our "trust" is just an empty echo of what it should be. Lately, I've let myself be bogged down by the difficult situations I find myself facing rather than appreciating the blessings that are poured out over me every single day. My anger and frustration over the painful thorns overpowered my ability to smell the sweet sent of the rose itself. As I mulled over that realization, the idea for this blog was born.
I've considered writing a blog several times in the past but always blown it off with the reasoning that I couldn't possibly have anything to say that people would actually care to read on a regular basis, which is mostly true. The URL for this blog includes the phrase "one chance to tell you," (all jammed into one word because web addresses are biased against spaces... meanies) based off a Rebecca St. James song where she says, "This is what I want to say to you, if I had one chance to tell you something. You are loved, more than you can imagine." That's the only message I could possibly share that's worth reading, and therefore my sole purpose in writing.
God's love is poured out for us every day in simple blessings and, more often then not, they are far too easy to take for granted. I know I do it all the time. My prayer for these posts is that they would encourage you to look again and help you see the treasured gifts that we receive every day in the most unexpected ways. I may not always get things right, so I'm asking for your grace right from the start, but I am excited to share this part of my journey with you. Grace and peace to you this day.
