John 6:51 "I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world."
Three years
ago, I came across this scripture during a hard time in my life. It was the perfect scripture for me, because
it taught me that God will always give me my daily bread. In other words, he will always give me what I need to be
happy and enjoy the day. It is humbling
to realize that during one of the hardest times of my life, I learned how to wake up every day and exclaim, “God
has given me everything I need to be happy today,” and live to count the blessings and multitude
of tender mercies that came in my life that day.
Today, I was reminded of this scripture and that precious time in
my life. Maybe life still isn’t where I’d
like it to be, but life is still happy, beautiful, and wonderful where it is. It reminds me of some advice that a fellow
educator and mentor, Jon Linford, once counseled me. In regards to teaching students to sing, he
said, “Always be pleased, never satisfied.” In other words, always be pleased
with where your students are right now, but never satisfied that they have
reached the best they possibly can become.
Today, as I read this scripture, I realized that advice could be applied
to life in general. “Always pleased,
never satisfied.” I can always be pleased with what God has
given me today, but that doesn't mean I have to ever be satisfied that this is as good as it's going to get. With God, there is always hope of better things to come tomorrow. (Heb 9:11)
"Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?...But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." (Matt 6:31, 33)
It’s Sunday, and I’m excited to make it the best day ever! Why?
Because, it’s today! J
