THE BIG THREE

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THE BIG THREE

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do,

something to love, and something to hope for.

Joseph Addison

If we’re lucky, there’s a childlike innocence that sticks with us into adulthood.  It doesn’t quite give up magical thinking and boundless hope.  It’s the part that trusts and believes that all things are possible, especially all those good things that we believe God would want for us.

You might remember moments in childhood when you asked your mother “What can I do?”  You may have been bored or tired of trying to come up with ways to entertain yourself, but the fact then and now is that you always need things to do that fulfill you and give meaning to your days.

Few of us would argue that we also need love, either in a significant relations of love, or simply to have an object of our affection, such as a love for reading books.  Each day then brings us reason to hope and to seek God’s favor to grant us His version of these big three…the right things to do, the right person or things to love, and the right reason to have hope. 

Keep seeking His direction.

Three things will last forever - faith, hope, and love

-and the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13:13 NLT

Lord, bless my life with these essential gifts of grace,

mercy, and abundant joy.

Amen