Gifts from heaven

 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. James 1:17

 It is easy to always be content, happy, if you always remember that every good thing that you have, every blessing that you enjoy, is a gift sent from heaven, sent by the heavenly Father, and the gifts that He gives are always good, high quality and useful.

Gifts from strangers are not always the best. When you get a gift from someone who knows you well and loves you, that gift is always good because they know what you like, what you don't like, what you need, what will make you happy, what you will definitely use. Someone who doesn't know me can give me a lipstick because they don’t know I don't use it, but my closest friend will give me a notebook because she knows I will be happy and I will surely use it. My mother, my sister  will give me what I want and don't have, and they will never be mistaken.

And He, who knows me best and loves me more than anyone else, always gives the best gifts, which are necessary, useful,  beautiful, pleasant and make me happy. He knows better than me what I really need, He knows what is my dream gift, and if He doesn't give it, then He knows it's not a good gift for me.

Earthly parents will want to buy their child's dream gift, but they  will not always have the means to buy it. But  our heavenly Father has everything, can do everything.

So I will rejoice, I will  be grateful for all the gifts I have received and I will not worry about those I don't have.

Not only spiritual gifts, salvation, forgiveness of sins, victory over sin, holiness, joy, peace, etc., but also earthly, material gifts and blessings are also gifts from my Father. Not only is God's Word a precious gift to me, but so is my jounaling Bible. How should I accept the material, earthly gifts, blessings sent by God?

1. With thankfulness  and meditation of the goodness and generosity of the Giver; that’s God!  It will teach me gratitude.

2. Humbly thinking about unworthiness of the receiver of the gift, that’s me!  It will teach me humility.

3. Realizing the temporality of earthly goods. It will teach me moderation and having the right priorities.

Let me accept the gifts sent by my heavenly Father with gratitude, humility, and use them in moderation.

From my diary