Find your blessings..

Sometimes Gods blessings come in disguise, other times they are as apparent as the day.
This winter they were more clear to me than ever before.

As the school stopped for the holidays towards the end of December I was lucky enough to be able to fly back to the Netherlands for the holidays. Now although I am originally from Scotland my immediate family are all living in the Netherlands.
The time at home was exactly the pick me up I needed after being away for over a year.


Where to start?!?
   My parents are wonderful. They have supported me in prayer, advice, encouragement and financially from long before I went into the mission field. I have a stable constant in them, a fall back that will always be there.

   My sister, a shining example of how God works in 'real life'. A believer and do'er. A disciple and discipler. I lover her dearly and thank God every day that I am reminded of the gift she is to me.

   My brother (the younger but taller), gone from a boy to a man, loved by so many at work and with friends. A budding start in the making, I pray God leads him to a place he can witness to others. Watch out world!

   My brother & sister-in-law, an example of how to live for God, not just with God. My brother has stuck with me through many times and trials and my sister-in-law could not be a better match for him or the family. Always there, always waiting yet always loving.

   My nephew, the new light  in my life. A new star on he horizon, sun in the sky. I love the little man more than I ever thought I would. Children show me more more of the face of God than anything else. God bless my little man.

   My fiancee, loving, caring, blessing and patient. Someone than understand me and can live with that, oves me and let me love her. And is willing to stand before our God almighty and in His sight be one with me. I got lucky with this one :)

   The Scots International Church Rotterdam, my spiritual home, not because of the building but because of the people. From my friends and peers who are an intergal part of my life, to the mothers who mother us all. Thank you all for the constant report. It is through that prayer and love than I serve God. With you not just because of you.

   My friends, the get-togethers and lunches. The drinks, coffee and late nights. I would not miss a single one. You sustain me through life and live it with me. Thank you for just being you and not changing. I pray you all find the true happiness.


This is far from an exhaustive list, its not all my blessings for they would literally be to many to count.
God is good and will show Himself in the faces of all who are willing to reflect that (and even some that don't realize it yet). Thank you for being faithful.


Find your blessings, they really are all around you...

 

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