Very Simply today – what do you give thanks for today?
Small everyday things and great big things
From the food on our table to the great big plan God has for the world
From the small little flowers to the incredible discoveries we give thanks
Todays question might seem straight forward but it is important – In the times we’re living in – currently in lockdown and there could be a lot that we’re unhappy about it’s really important to look at the things big or small that we’re happy about.
maybe its the sunrise, maybe its supportive friends, maybe its family or security of a roof over our heads
Taking time to remember those things that make us happy … right now is a good place to start. Yes there may be lots of things about our circumstances that cause us to complain but starting from a positive place or allowing our thoughts to go to that positive place is really important to give us perspective for our circumstances.
We of course cannot be happy 100% of the time – not at all – and we go through different seasons and it’s important to acknowledge that. In the quiet place today – what am I happy about
happy/ˈhapi/ adjective
This is simply looking at what you do have? Last week we asked the question what do you lack?
but today its simply what do you have plenty of?
maybe its time, maybe its resources
Other questions flow from this … but today simply – what do you plenty of?
Defined as
plenty/ˈplɛnti/pronoun
This question, like the others are personal. For some reading this they may say today! – Great!
For others they may ask what do you mean – I heard the Bible read on sunday – Good
I suppose when I ask this question – I’m thinking about taking time to hear God’s voice, to sit with him / with a passage of scripture and to rest with it for a while. Time to pause and reflect upon it.
Thinking about it’s implications for today and what he might be saying.
This takes time and energy – it takes effort
but it is time well spent
I recently came across an article on the subject here – https://www.thenivbible.com/blog/practice-listening-to-god/
This question is part of a series of questions for Lent – others are available here – www.cupcork.ie/lent
This is a really important question … and the answer hopefully is yes!
We’ve got to remember in all situations that there are different perspectives on any situation and maybe we need to see things differently from what we do right now.
Take for example players on a rugby field
There is an individual player he sees things from his/her perspective but then there’s team mates, coach, the referees, and then the crowd – all with their different perspectives
In the situation you find yourself in today – there’s most probably a different way of looking at your situation and maybe looking at it from a different angle might be helpful.
This can be done by asking for help from a counsellor, a trusted friend or it might be simply asking – is there another way to look at the situation from what I’ve been doing?
It seems to me there are other ways of looking at things and having the ability to be open to hearing other views (not necessarily agreeing with them in the end) but being open to them might lead to creative solutions and to see the whole picture or certainly more of the picture .