as for me, it's good to be

sometimes i forget how blessed i am, how i truly am surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, how there are continually people encouraging me and loving on me and pressing me toward the Lord, often without even knowing it. in my thoughts, i frequently focus solely on those moments when i'm not encouraged, or those moments when i feel the exact opposite is happening. but in reality, i am encouraged a lot. the Lord is encouraging me every day, drawing me with an everlasting love, pursuing me with consistent kindness. all of this when i don't want to be near. all of this even from afar.