I was just sitting here reading my Bible reading for the day and this thought kept swimming around in my head… “Oh the value of people!” People are valuable! God made people! Man was and is the creme de la creme of His creation. That got me to thinking how special some of the people God has placed in my life are: My wife, my daughter and soon-to-be-son 🙂 , my Mom and Dad, my sister, and my extended family and in-laws. Then beyond that… my church family and the many friends God has blessed my wife and I with through the years. Each one of them has been placed in my life by the Lord. I am so grateful to have them in my life. What would life be like without that support system? Kinda scary and kinda lonely for sure!

Yet sometimes, even though that is the case, I have found myself at times taking for granted those who are closest to me. WHY IS THAT?

I guess for me this little phrase that kept rolling around in my head this morning caused me to say to the Lord, “PLEASE HELP ME TO NOT GET SO WRAPPED UP IN MY LIFE THAT I FORGET THOSE VALUABLE PEOPLE YOU HAVE PLACED IN MY LIFE! HELP ME TO NOT ONLY BE THANKFUL FOR THEM, BUT HELP ME BY MY ACTIONS TOWARD THEM TO TELL THEM SO REGULARLY! HELP ME TO GIVE SUPPORT TO THEM AS WELL AND NOT JUST BE A TAKER. HELP ME TO REMEMBER HOW PRICELESS THEY TRULY ARE.”

My challenge to you today is LOOK AROUND AND LOVE THE PEOPLE HE HAS PLACED AROUND YOU. THEY ARE THERE FOR A REASON. NONE OF US ARE PERFECT AND EACH OF US NEED LOVE. LET’S GIVE AND RECEIVE LOVE TODAY.