Blessings

When I reflect on the daily blessings I receive from God, I wonder some things. Are blessings only "good" things? Is what we consider "good" in this life the same as what God considers good? Can "bad" things in his life be a blessing in disguise? Is what we consider a "bad" thing the same as what God considers bad? My mind tends to think way outside the box......so I'll try to think through this a little better.

What do you consider good? A sunny day.....a day where you experience no drama from anyone......your kids behaved well......a healthy child......a car that gets you to work without problems.....you woke up with no pain......had enough money to get a cheeseburger.....
Just some ideas, but everyone's idea of "good" things in this life is not going to be the same. I believe all these things in the right context are good. And God loves to give blessings to His children. It's all a way for Him to get glory from His creation......that's the only reason we get or have anything at all. It's His....for Himself....for us to give recognition to Him and praise Him for letting us use what rightfully belongs to Him. So to answer my own question, what God considers "good"....in my opinion.....is anything he lets us see, experience, love, etc and we give Him the glory for it all.

Now, "bad" things.....we don't have to explain bad things of this life, but I will tell you that as I reflect on my own life, I realize that what I thought was "bad" turned out for good. The time I went through certain situations in my life that were not pleasant, God allowed me to experience to make me more like Jesus. He allows us to be in the valley to mold us there to be more like His Son. Think of the hardest, worst thing you've gone through in your life. Are you through that period? If so....look at the situation from the other side.  Are you a better person because of what you dealt with? Are you more like Jesus after it than you were before it began? If so, that's God. Be prepared though....the Bible tells us we will have trouble in this life. That is promised to us, but we can rejoice in our suffering because it is intended for His purpose. We can also relate to others when they experience things we have gone through. We can then help them and show them how God worked in our life during this rough time to show how awesome He is. So.....again to answer my own question.....I believe blessings can come from "bad" things.

Again, the purpose of anything we go through in this life is for our God to receive His glory from us.
What we consider good or bad is all intended for good if we love our God and are called according to His purpose. (Romans 8:28 explains this further). We can have peace in this life. We don't have to have a reason for everything we go through other than God is in control and will allow different things to happen to each of us at different times in our life. It all comes down to trust. Do we trust Him who knows us best? Do we trust He will allow what He needs to for His glory? Do we trust He knows what He's doing even when we don't? That's faith.....and all we go through builds our faith and this faith is worth more than gold. (1 Peter 1:6-7). Then it all becomes a blessing!