Enjoying the Task and Enjoying God

This was suppose to be up yesterday- sorry. I am in the process of changing blog sites and didn't get a chance to do all I wanted. My blog site will be up and running very soon.

As I have written before, all we have is from God, and it is given as gift and task. Because ALL is gift this brings to bear two things:

First, is that the ONLY proper way to think, act, live, breathe, etc, is through gratitude. Giving thanks and praise to God for His gifts to us is our primary task. Out of gratitude comes humility, stewardship and generosity. I will be commenting on these in the future, but it is important to know that it is "meet and right to always and everywhere give thanks" to God. If you recognize the quote, it means you come from a church background that properly sees our Eucharist (thanksgiving- Lord's Supper) as the pinnacle and purpose of worship on the Lord's Day. Gratitude and communion go hand in hand, and what is enacted and celebrated on Sunday is meant to direct and carry you throughout the week in all your tasks.

Second, is that all life is lived by faith in the Giver. That means that if you are comparing your lot in life to other people and feel that some injustice has been carried out against you, you need to repent and trust in God once again. ALL is gift from a Giver that loves and knows you. These tasks he has set before you are NOT TOO MUCH for you to bear, neither are they beyond finding joy in them and especially in Him. These tasks are uniquely yours, stop wishing for something else. In EVERYTHING give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus!

I am convinced from Scripture AND experience, that enjoying God, and I mean a real joy that takes place even in the midst of sorrow, comes only when we learn to give thanks to God for all his gifts.