Wednesday, May 16, 2012
My Wake Up Call
Every
day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious
human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to
develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for
the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I
am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit
others as much as I can.” ~ Dalai
Lama XIV
Scripture:
I
keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may
give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may
be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you,
the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. Ephesians
1:17-19 New International
Version (NIV)
Last Friday, I woke up in a funk. I don’t know why I was having a mood, I just
knew I did. There was no one thing or
incident going on in my life to cause my disposition, but for some reason I
just felt irritated. It was just “One of
Those Days!”
I did what I always do on a work day; I woke up, got
dressed and drove to my job. As I
settled into my daily routine, my mood did not improve. If anything, I was irritated that I was being
pulled in a few different directions all at the same time.
Suddenly, my cell phone rang and I recognized it as one
belonging to my healthcare provider. The cheerful voice on the other end of the
phone simply said; “Ms. Moore, Dr. Miller wants to schedule your six month MRI
follow-up to your brain surgery.” Suddenly
it hit me, six months ago; I was in the hospital having surgery to repair two
cerebral aneurysms in my head. Talk
about a wake-up call.
Far too often we get so caught up in our day to day
lives, that we fail to see just how blessed we really are. I realized that not only was I alive and functioning,
but I was being blessed beyond all that I needed. Not only did I have my health and strength, but
I had a job to go to and family and friends to fellowship with. I was humbled as a realized that it is only
by God’s grace that I am who I am and that I am here today.
I was reminded never to get so caught up in where I am
that I fail to see where I have been.
Be blessed
Prayer:
Father
God, I come before the throne of Grace asking that You would forgive me for
taking my blessings for granted. Lord, I
ask that You would overlook my faults and that You would grant me fresh grace
and mercy. I sometimes forgot just how blessed I truly am. I thank You for my health and strength. I thank You for my job. I thank You for family and friends. I thank You for the Blood of the Lamb. The blood that renews, revitalizes and
regenerates. I thank You Lord, for
loving me even when I forgot about You.
Lord, I ask that You would continue to watch over our families and
friends and that You would place Your hedge of protection securely around us
all. We ask and pray these and all
things, in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ.
Amen.
