I have an ugly confession
to make. I have not been
very thankful the last couple weeks as Thanksgiving is approaching this
Thursday. I don't really have a legitimate excuse. I am
blessed just as I have been blessed since before I was born. Those of you who
have read my blog for any length of time know that for the last several years I
have. A Thanksgiving 100 list. As much as I've
enjoyed this the last few years, it has become more important to me to be thankful
not only by claiming a list of things I'm thankful for, but it
is truly showed this and live it out. Rather than making a list this year I
want to just share some brief reflections.
I'm thankful for continual
forgiveness when I fail... If we confess our sin he
is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteous
first John 1:9
I'm thankful for and
unmovable unshakable love. Though the mountains be shaken and the
heels the removed my unfailing love and my covenant of blessing will not be
removed from you. Isaiah 54: 10
I'm thankful for
provisions only God can provide: Philippians 4:19 and my
God will supply all my needs according the great riches of Christ in Christ
Jesus.
I'm thankful for my
family and friends: God always provides people I need at the time when I need
them. I think my God upon every remembrance of you. Philippians 1:3
I am thankful for my mom's stable
health…
I'm thankful that even
when I have down weeks like I have recently, and I'm not vocally thankful in my
words are my attitude that God's still blesses me with .underserved gifts.
I'm thankful for my dog
Franklin.
I'm thankful that I live in
the United States of America, even when almost daily there
is something that people complain about with regard to the country.
I'm thankful for
reconciliation of broken relationships that is ongoing.
I'm thankful for the
privilege of the week participating corporate worship.
I am thankful for modern
medicine and for Sarah Cannon research Institute in Nashville Tennessee
I am thankful for the
saving of the unborn babies in 2013
I'm thankful for caring
church.
I'm thankful for those who
participate on my blog even when my post are sporadic.
I'm thankful for
nonjudgmental people in the judgmental world.
I'm thankful for modern
technology.
I'm thankful for the
health issues that I don't have to endure.
I'm thankful for the
people who care for me on a weekly basis.
I'm thankful for the
strength of power to do things through Christ that I could have never done on
my own.
I'm thankful for simple
joys in life, that I'm often tempted to take for granted.
Lastly but not least I'm
thankful because of Christ always have and will hope no
matter how dark things may look.
I'm thankful that both in
and out of season there is always reason to be thankful.
In Ephesians Christians
are commanded to be thankful regardless of season or circumstance.
For those who has experienced losses, trials and continuous difficulties
this may seen unfair or unreasonable, however If. We know Christ as our personal
Savior is not an unreasonable demand. In fact, any other response
is nothing short of ridiculous. I am thankful that God is patient and
compassionate when his children struggle with the attitude of
gratitude in all our days. Let's follow the example of Christ himself, and ask him to
fill our hearts with the gratitude, that He is is most deserving
of! If like me you find yourself in a rut and struggling to live out gratitude
everyday, then this is something we need to confess, and
commit to prayer, and ask the Lord for his perspective and
His joy. Over the last month, there has been a practice on
social media to list something you are thankful for every
day for one month. While I know this is a fun game that I have participated in
the past, this really isn't any different from what we as Christians are called
todo on a daily basis only we do it more with our
hearts and our words instead of simply posting it as our Facebook status. I
hope that you and your family have a delightful Thanksgiving. Thank
you for visiting please feel free to leave a few reasons you are thankful in
the comments section of this blog. If you are more private
in your gratitude, I respect that. I would
encourage you to take inventory of what you are thankful for not only during
the holiday season, but as a regular practice in your life. note I
felt it was important enough to dictate this post, I'm
using voice activated software so if you find uncorrected mistakes that is why.
Please do your best to decipher the and send it words :-) I will visit your blogs soon.
