This past month has just been filled with instances where the graciousness and generosity of my friends has been the manifestation of the grace and generosity of God towards me. The thing is that everything good in my life is a manifestation of the grace and generosity of God towards me, I just somehow manage to view them as things that I deserve or earn.
Being back in Columbia has been good for me. Having no place to live until September and being broke until I got my first paycheck has, surprisingly, been great for me. Having people house me while I’m waiting to live with Gary has been a huge blessing to me, and as much as I am thankful to the people who have offered and have done it (or are doing it; thanks Crawfords), I’m starting to see it as God taking care of me. Even on a much smaller level, when money was at its tightest for me, having people offer to pick up the tab for a dinner or a lunch was huge.
So I’m thankful for my friends, but much more than that I’m thankful for the Jesus working in them and through them, using them to help me see God’s attitude and graciousness towards me. I hope that He continues to work in my heart and mind allowing me to see every blessing as coming from him, and to see everything as a blessing in the big picture.
