It is really .. A Wonderful Life

Even in the year 2020 (the mother of all bad years) the classic It's a Wonderful Life starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed plays on. The story of George Bailey through the assistance of apprentice angel Clarence learns the impact he is unknowingly having on those around him... culminating in George realizing though in a true moment of despair.. HIS LIFE IS WONDERFUL!

Just hours before the angelic intervention of Clarence, George Baily is stressed, depressed, desperate, and feeling hopeless to the point of contemplating suicide believing his life has been a waste never accomplishing anything of significance, and the world would not miss him in fact would be better off without him. So he whispers a prayer (while sitting at a bar) .. "If you are out there God, I need your help."

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So here I am Jeffrey ( George Baily ) Larson who at times feels a tad stressed and depressed, and at times feeling less than a success. Often I am 'financially challenged', my body aches while wincing in pain from arthritic joints, failing eyesight, a herniated disc or two, and in my case a surgically repaired knee reminding me my physical prime is in my rear view mirror... on the distant horizon.

Then, I look in the mirror to see an aging face made for radio, a voice made for blogging, and my gramr & spellin not 'gooderer' than a 4th grader. Then there are times I become oversensitive to what others think of me like a teenage girl with a big ol' honking zit on her nose on prom night. LIFE IS HOPELESS! 

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Ok, per usual I embellish MUCH to make my smirky points. THIS IS A WONDERFUL (dare I say BLESSED) LIFE! 

• I am blessed with a wonderful wife.  Proverbs 31:10
• I am blessed with 3 kids who I love, respect, and appreciate, Psalms 127:3
• I was blessed with loving parents who taught me to love Jesus. Proverbs 22:6
• I was blessed with a Church heritage where I started my faith journey. Hebrews 10:25
  
  Oh, did I mention my wife, family, parents, and church were not perfect?  Well that was never the expectation but they all are a part in my story that are priceless to me.
  
  
• MOST IMPORTANTLY to me is I am blessed with a personal faith in our loving God. I believe in the all powerful creator of this world (Isaiah 55:8-9), and believe He cares about each of us enough to send his son to die for our sins, my sins (John 3:16).  
  
  

I know each of our lives have blessings and burdens, and my wonderful life list above may not be real to you, but I pray for each of us that no matter any circumstance we each may face that putting our faith in the creator of the Universe.. should take our breath away.  The promise of eternity with Him in Heaven outshines the weight and burdens of this life on Earth.

May God bless each of you with His Spirit to provide perspective that only comes from Him. That we may realize IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE full of hope, and promise.

Jeff

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