Every Good and Perfect Gift

James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

I'm sure if you are a churchgoer, or a bible reader, you have heard this verse before. Have you really thought about it though? We go through life and experience heartache, hardships, financial stress, family problems, illness, depression and we focus on it. I know I focus on it more than I should, the bad things that have happened to me and my family. Why is there so much focus on the bad and not more on the good? If every good and perfect gift is from above, that means every good thing in our lives is from above. I was reminded of this by a very special person that God has put in my life recently. God has used them to remind me that He does hear me when I call out to Him. And that the good in my life is from Him, not from anyone or anywhere else.

What good things do you have in your life? Instead of focusing on the bad, try and focus on the good. From my experience, it is more natural to focus on the bad, and it takes effort to focus on the good, but when I do, the bad isn't as bad as it first seemed.