Not Based, Just Placed

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 Some common things in life

that we all need to survive

are often taken for granted

and even overlooked.

And sometimes, when we get them,

they're accredited to the wrong.

We didn't do anything for them.

We just got them.

Grace- it means gift

but few understand that.

After all, nothings's free, right?

And we just can't fathom

that it has nothing to do with us.

Love- it's really a verb

but few understand that.

It's not just about feelings.

And we just can't fathom

how God could continually love us.

Mercy- it's our prepaid ticket

but few understand that.

God's mercy is daily.

And we just can't fathom

how we can even need it.

What we're forgetting

is a really big deal.

But it all comes down

to just two letters.

God's gifts to us

(which is everything)

are not based on us-

just placed on us.

So let's remember this 

as well as all those other things

so common, yet necessary

in our everyday lives.

we didn't do anything for them.

We just got them.

Because they're not based on us,

just placed on us by Him,

who loves His children

by His goodness and grace.

And let's be sure

to let others know

that these blessings we have

are not based-

just placed.

-written 8.8.17