Happy Thanksgiving!
I pray this post finds you all with family and/or friends, celebrating what God has given you.
Aware and thankful for all of His blessings in your life.
As preparation for Thanksgiving, this morning I read the following two passages to my children during homeschool: (NIV)
Psalm 107:1 - Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.
and
I Thess. 5:16-18 - Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
Once again, as I was explaining something spiritual to my children, God was speaking to me out of my own mouth ;)
God reminded me to be thankful for what I already have and that He is good. Period.
But He pushed a little further.
Did you catch in I Thess. 5:18 where it says to give thanks in all circumstances? Yes, I should be thankful for a new digital piano or accompishing everything on my to-do list for the day. But do I really have to thank God as I clean the toilet? Or thank Him that I have been in my <1400> doesn't go according to plan? Will I still be joyful and give thanks?
So while this Thanksgiving I am most certainly thanking God for the blessings in my life, with the Lord's help, I'll also start thanking Him is all circumstances. Like when I'm cleaning my toilets in my smaller-than-dream-home. (First of all because God commands it, but also, a larger home would have more toilets to cleam. And 1400 sq. feet with indoor plumbing is way better than most people have in this world).
So my question for this holiday is: What are you thankful for?
1) Salvation through Jesus Christ
ReplyDelete2) My wonderful husband, my best friend.
3) Three happy, healthy children.
4) My house ;)
I suppose I'm thankful for your reminder to be thankful for all things ;o) I too am thankful for my small house because I realize I DO have so much more than most people in this world and have nothing to complain about. Am I thankful that ALL of my children/grandchildren live so dang far away? Hmmmm...guess I'd better be. I can be if I understand that to be thankful is an act of obedience to, and trust in HIM...and not necessarily a feeling of happiness.
ReplyDeleteI love how you are so tuned to God's still small voice...that you are so teachable. Stay in that place, even though there will be ups and downs....stay steadfast. And your children will learn by your example.
Love you, Susie.
PS...I'm very thankful for our toilets!!!
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