The House of Medici

You know, just recently I've been thinking about God's plan for me and the positives in my life. I find that life is a lot better and more productive if I focus on the good that I have rather than complaining. I guess that's one vice I've been trying to work on: not complaining. I've been trying to turn the situations around. For example: my hands are freezing; but I have gloves and such to warm it up with, it's really cold outside; but I'm inside where it's decently warm. Hey, I HAVE a house that's heated and the heating is finally fixed.
Thanks to Jessy Downey, now in the mornings when I pray in the shower(yes, I pray in the shower), I thank God for the simple and obvious things in my life like: Thank you God that I got some sleep last night, that I have a bed to sleep in, a house to live in, that I'm not in a wheelchair, that I have food to eat, a car to drive, a school that I can learn in(occasionally. no really). It makes life so much more.....gratifying. God is an amazing Creator and giver of life, and something I read in a book I'm reading, The House of Medici, Cosimo Medici, the patriarch and richest man in all of Florence during the Renaissance period stated: "Never shall I be able to give God enough to set him down in my books as a debtor." That made an immense impact on me. We as human beings could never be able to give enough to God for him to be indebted to us, because we are already indebted to him. The only act that could come anywhere near his grace and mercy would be giving our lives to him, because he gave our lives to us. Dang, I just got cold chills from that! Do you know what I mean??
A lot of this makes me think about my goals for the future and If I really am following God's plan. I need to set my goals according to his will of what he gave me and ask myself often why exactly am I striving for what I am. Why do I want a Music Education degree?? Not just because it's fun, but I want to be able to impact the people around me with what I have learned. No, what God has allowed me to retain. That's it. I guess in the long run I am sharing this with you so that you'll be able to find your true self and identify your abilities with those that God gave you, just as I have done by reading someone else's blog. Thanks Buddy. This really was a good idea. Benedicite, everyone.