High Praise

All of us like a little praise from time to time. I know I do. Now, I don't need you blowing sunshine up my skirt or giving me false compliments to try and get me to do something for you. No, I mean true and honest "atta boys". We all need a few pats on the back and a few "atta boys" from time to time to keep us encouraged and motivated. I received some of the highest praise recently.

I had been gone most of the day assisting someone with a project and finally got home in time to give our little guy a bath (he's three). As I got him out of the tub to dry him off, he looked at me and said, "You help somebody." I replied, "Yes. I'm sorry I was gone all day." He, then, gave me the highest praise. Our little three-year-old looked at me and said, "You a good man."

Today's word is Proverbs 12:2, NIV, which reads, "Good people obtain favor from the LORD, but He condemns those who devise wicked schemes."

GOD has certainly granted me many favors. I have been blessed beyond my wildest imagination. He has given me so much, with Heaven to come. And, just because He can, He allows my little boy to tell me that I am a good man. Now, the truth of the matter is that he has heard his Mom say something to that effect. The further truth is that I am not as good as she makes me out to be or that he thinks I am. Yet, what a wonderful blessing!

You want GOD'S blessings? Sure, we all do. Be a good person. It won't always be rosy. It won't always be smooth. It won't always be easy. But, it will always be worth it because, "Good people obtain favor from the LORD!"

Be Blessed,
Mickey T