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Saturday, January 7, 2023

When You Listen, Blessing Flow

 

1/7/2023

James 2:8 “If you really fulfill the royal law according the the scripture, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself,’ You are doing well” (ESV)

I was blessed to be part of something very special today. I will not go into the details, but I will say I am feeling extremely blessed. A friend of mine, who is has a strong faith and deep caring for others, asked me to join her in a special project this weekend. To say that this special woman loves her neighbors is an understatement. She truly takes care of all of us and is the glue to our neighborhood family. This is something I have never experienced before. It is new, different, and very welcome.

The project she wanted my help with required us to enter a new neighbors house before they move here for good tomorrow. They bought a house when they brought their daughter to a nearby college and just fell in love with the area. My friend and I were supposed to do our “thing” tomorrow afternoon, but we thought it may be too late to get it done before they arrive. (They are 2 days ahead of schedule!) So, we went this afternoon. This was truly God’s timing. We walked into the house, opened the freezer, and a terrible odor was wafting from it. Many people in the state had lost power right before Christmas, and the food that they had left on their last visit had spoiled. We were, thankfully, able to take care of the mess for them before they get here after a long journey across the country. Again, God orchestrated the entire thing, from my friend’s inspiration to the perfect timing. Isn’t that just like God?

I am feeling so blessed this evening and very joyful. When I reached out via text to thank my friend one more time for including me her response was this, “shared experiences=shared blessings.” So very true indeed. My prayer is that I can keep the inspiration of this day, and the clear knowledge of God’s timing throughout the year. Another goal…bless others as deeply and often as I can. There is nothing that feels better or brings more joy than that. 

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