Life Update

Wow, It has been quite a couple of weeks. I’ve been very busy with kids camp and finding a new job and completely forgot about updating my blog.

Todays topic is mainly going to be focused on learning how to find joy and happiness in everything that I do, it has been something that I’ve struggled with on occasion and tend to find myself thinking either negatively about myself or others. Negativity spreads faster than positivity and thats not a good thing. I feel like on occasion I can call myself a pessimist rather than and optimist. However this can and will change!

“When you love what you have. You have everything you need”

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There was a study done on the happiest people on earth and it was determined that the Finland had the most quality lifestyles. Their healthy food intake and the ethos of clean living ties in with nature and being close to it. They live a life of simplicity and nothing less.

As I was thinking about what it takes to live a life simplistically and what that entails, I was originally like dang, I am going to have to get rid of a lot of clothing and miscellaneous stuff to be considered living simplistically. The I remembered my quote and it saying that if you love and appreciate what you have and don’t take it for granted then you have everything in the world.

I then applied that to Faith, and how you can truly have nothing to offer or sacrifice yet God still loves you and will ask for you to show Him the love you have in return. God is Love, Love Is God: without God how do we truly know and experience fulfillment?

¹⁵ After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”

“Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love you.”

“Then feed my lambs,” Jesus told him.

¹⁶ Jesus repeated the question: “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

“Yes, Lord,” Peter said, “you know I love you.”

“Then take care of my sheep,” Jesus said.

¹⁷ A third time he asked him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Then feed my sheep.

John 21:15-17

This passage is showing how God is reinstating Peter, and is also asking him to share his words, and to love ALL people, as well as asking Peter to take care and love His community as a whole and not as a single.

I hope those of you who have read this blog perhaps learned something new or maybe it was a reminder to love and appreciate all things God has given you.