Thankful Thursday: No regrets.

It's very simple, really. Straightforward as the title. No regrets. Of course there are things i think i would have  handled differently, given the chance. Of course i'm not sanctioning mistakes i've made or saying they are good and everyone should have a go. However, i do not regret any period or phase in my life, because they have led me to this very place i am right now. And this is a place, space that i'm quite content in. No, i have not peaked, no, i have not attained everything attainable...but that is not a problem for one minute. I have my whole life ahead of me, God willing, and there are things that are yet to happen, and have their own time and place.

The more i pay attention to the picture of my life, the clearer i see the connections, causes and effects, how things happen with that perfect timing that God has. At any given moment in time, i have everything i NEED. It may not be everything i want or crave, but as God is my witness, it's exactly what i need. God always sets it up such that there is a seamless transition between one phase and the next. He always provides a getaway when things get too much. He changes my scenery just at the point when i can't stand the previous one any longer in any way, He moves me on to the next. Lessons learned along the way, wisdom, and growth...Yup, i have no regrets. o

Maybe it's the same for everyone, maybe God wires our lives different, but i know that a long time ago i turned it all over to Him, and live with the trust and faith that He is in control, and whatever happens in my life, happens according to His will...and when i run away and try to go against it, He always leads me back, takes the situation, and shapes it into the way He intended..

So i am thankful. I am beyond thankful. My soul is doing that thing where it feels like it's swollen with joy and bursts out of my body in random smiles, and even more random tears. Have you ever been there? have you ever been so joyful you want to cry?

What am i happy about? Life. Here, now. His presence in it. It's that simple. It's nothing spectacular at the same time as it is everything amazing. He calmed my fears, he soothes my anxiety away, He provides for me, He protects me, He bestows favour upon me, He gives me joy. This is why i'm happy. Because God makes it all okay. And it is. All okay that is..and me? I'll be fine..i always am. :)

I am thankful for Life

I am thankful for God

I am thankful for my mother

I am thankful for my sisters

I am thankful for my father

I am thankful for my grandparents

I am thankful for the favour He smothers me in

I am thankful for my Uni

I am thankful for Miss O, who hooked me up with this internship/job...God bless her over and over again. Y'all should say a prayer!

I am thakful for my job

I am thankful for the people at work

I am thankful for encouragement

I am thankful for my friends

I am thankful for love

I am thankful for Joy

I am thankful for Church

I am thankful for sleep

I am thankful for communication

I am thankful for inspiration

I am thankful for growth

I am thankful for new beginnings

I am thankful for shedding skin...figuratively, not literally..i am not a reptile.

I am thankful for humour

I am thankful for books

I am thankful for literature in general..words, language

I am thankful for God's blessings

I am thankful for all those little things He put into my life along the way that are suddenly the big things and decide big, important things

I am thankful for trust

I am thankful for prayer

I am thankful for His faithfulness

I am thankful for forgiveness

I am thankful for Time

I am thankful for Understanding

I am thankful for patience

I am thankful for wisdom

I am thankful for His peace

I am thankful for His Love

I am thankful!

Everything i am, is by the Grace of God. And for this, i am humbled and thankful and so very joyful.