Special Blessings [4/10/12]

Hello there everybody!

I'm sure a lot of you are stressed from exams right now... I know I am. It's weird. I'm stressed about exams, but I still can't bring myself to study anything! For some reason, I no longer have a strong desire to get extremely good marks. Anyways, today's blog won't be very long because I'm pretty exhausted, but I wanted to talk about some blessings God has given me.

I personally value relationships a lot. I'm an extremely social person, and I'm the happiest when I'm surrounded by a lot of people.  I love going out with my friends, meeting new people and spending quality time with the people I love. But this year, God blessed me with even more amazing people. Every relationship I have had in the past was so extremely special to me. I learned so much from all of the different people I've met, and many people have helped me grow. But this year, God blessed me with a new kind of relationship. He blessed me with relationships that were deeply rooted in Christ, and for this I am so grateful.

Before God blessed me this year, I never knew what it was like to have a relationship with somebody that was based on Christ. There was nobody who I could talk to about Christ everyday. I always felt like people didn't care, or just didn't have anything to say when I brought up Jesus. Therefore, I didn't talk about Him much, and because I didn't talk about Him, I didn't think about Him. I believe this had an impact on my relationship with God. I was struggling so much with reading the bible and praying; I always forgot and it wasn't a priority for me.

Hebrews 10:24-25 says, "Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near."

This verse perfectly describes many of the relationships I've created. Through almost every struggle I went through, I had somebody who encouraged me through it. Every time I was about to fall, I had somebody pick me up and motivate me. By loving me, I was encouraged to love others. God used my friendships to help me grow; He used my friends to encourage and love me. I can't get over how blessed I feel to be able to experience it. This verse also encourages me to be this person to others. I want to be somebody who is always encouraging others. I want to be somebody who is always loving others. I want to be somebody who is always motivating others.

Thanks for reading this post. :) I really wanted to take time to thank God for blessing me. I could never display all the gratitude I feel for how He has blessed me! The song I listened to today was actually what inspired me to write this. It made me realize that God has provided special relationships for us to remind us that we are not alone; He puts people in our life that we need to love, cherish and encourage.

Jars of Clay - Shelter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcgj-Jbl2RY

P.S. I'm sorry I wrote so much. I didn't think I would because I was so tired, but I ended up writing for an hour. Hehehe.

P.P.S. I changed the commenting settings, so it should be easier to post now! I think I changed it to anybody can post or something. I don't know. Give it a try if you would like! :)

- kjoosaurus out!