{"id":296,"date":"2012-05-01T11:42:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T11:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=296"},"modified":"2012-05-01T11:42:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T11:42:00","slug":"green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=296","title":{"rendered":"Green"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I am always amazed at how green Ohio is in the spring and early summer. Not just the grass, but the trees as well.<\/span><\/div>\n
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And speaking of trees, they are abundant! As I sit in my Mom\u2019s hospital room, I can look out and only see the tree tops.<\/span><\/div>\n
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As I move through the hospital, the view is the same. Tree tops. Green tree tops. Occasionally there is a water tower of cell phone tower, but very occasionally.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Although green is not near the top of my favorite color list, the abundance of green right now is encouraging. It is refreshing. It is inspiring. It is uplifting. It is reassuring.<\/span><\/div>\n
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We can also find encouragement, refreshment, inspiration, uplifting, and reassurance from God\u2019s abundant blessings. Reflect on a few verses to be reminded of His abundances. <\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cThey celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.\u201d<\/span><\/i> (Psalm 145:7) Celebrate! You are covered abundantly by His goodness!<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cYou gave abundant showers, O God; you refreshed your weary inheritance.\u201d<\/span><\/i> (Psalm 68:9) There is nothing like a shower…inside or outside. It does bring great refreshment to us as it does the land.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cThe thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.\u201d<\/span><\/i> (John 10:10 – NAS) When we accept the life that Jesus offers, everything changes. Our quality of life changes too. It moves from being mediocre to excellent. It moves from average to above average. It moves from ordinary to extraordinary. Now that is abundant!<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cFor if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God\u2019s abundant provision of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!\u201d <\/span><\/i>(Romans 5:17) We don\u2019t just get a provision of grace, it is an abundant provision. I don\u2019t know about you, but for this makes me very happy.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cAnd God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.\u201d<\/span><\/i> (2 Corinthians 9:8) God blesses us for a purpose. For His purpose. So that in each situation in our lives, we can be doing good.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cFrom his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.\u201d<\/span><\/i> (John 1:16 – NLT) God\u2019s abundant blessings keep on coming. One after another. He certainly is a gracious Father.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The problem with abundance is that we sometimes take it for granted. We don\u2019t acknowledge it. We just expect it to always be there. If we take God\u2019s blessings and gifts for granted, we are certainly not showing our heavenly Father an attitude of gratitude.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Please don\u2019t let a day go by that you don\u2019t thank or praise God for His abundant blessings upon your life. That in itself will bring abundant joy to your life.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/span><\/div>\n
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Donna<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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