By the stream...

““But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”” - Jeremiah 17:7-8

I am blessed. We had a great weekend. I was able to perform the wedding of my brother and new sister-in-law, attend a great Sunday service, and found out our middle child got into our dream school. But can we count ourselves "blessed" when things only go our way. Shouldn't we count ourselves blessed when things don't go our way. Believe me that I have a few things that aren't going my way or not turning out the way I would want them to. But I find it hard to complain.

I think when we trust and rely on the Lord we have that feeling of confidence. That feeling that everything will be o.k. is always with us. When our trust is in him we are like that tree that never has to worry about hard times. We will always bear fruit for the glory of God and always feel at peace about the future.

Lord help us all trust in you when things go our way and do not go our way. Let us see that to be truly blessed is to find that we trust in you fully.