Count Your Blessings and Your Biscuits

Message from Cody 💙

Proverbs 3:5-6 are extremely popular verses. 

"trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding  in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." 

Trust has been the hardest struggle I’ve had when I’ve been faced with crushing news multiple times throughout this six and a half year legal battle. I know God has a plan but from my view (my own understanding, exactly what I'm instructed not to do) my world is crashing down around me and I saw no way and good could come from it. 

However, over the years of repeated soul crushing news I've been able to see multiple times that He did have a reason why He allowed the suffering. He continues to show me His patience and long suffering as He has slowly (I'm hard headed) taught me to trust Him and that’s drawn me so much closer to Him over time.

My ability to trust when I can't see has gotten better. Im still working on it but I have finally reached a point where I truly know He is actually working this all for my good. When faced with bad news I've been able to say I don't get it, but I don't have to get it right now. 

 Because He worked out the last 6.5 years I know He will work out whatever I'm facing. Through my hardest times He has given me my biggest blessings (my loyal wife and kids being the the biggest second to my salvation ) Speaking of salvation that brings up the blessing of my church family, that I only met through my wife who got me to go back to church in the first place. Im grateful for the friendships I have made there and how they have discipled me and my family. 

I have always been blessed with the best parents I could have asked for but God knew I needed Ashley to add my my support group. I could go on and on about the blessings I've received through this trial and I can honestly say, listing blessings big and small really transforms how I see my Savior. I've heard over and over to do it and I might have named a few blessings here and there, said “cool” then moved on. But, listing them all and taking the time to focus on them (not totally fair I have wayyyyyy more free time than y'all lol) makes me truly FEEL His love for me.

When I feel and hear His love its made all the difference for me. Imagine hearing from your spouse they love you but you never feel it, I think it’s the same with God. Because of what He has done and will do for me, to show His love and mercy I can shut out lies from Satan much easier.  Kind of like the lie Satan told me at the store line this morning, "You don't need two biscuits”….and just like that, I only got half of what I could have gotten because I listened to a lie. Lol.

Next time, I’ll get two biscuits and thank the Lord for them both!