After a couple years' dry spell, I think I might be getting closer to being closer with God. That long period of nothingness was, of course, my fault entirely because God never abandons us, we push Him away. I wasn't ready to give up my whole life to Jesus...I still might not be ready, come to it. But my heart's definitely more open to it. For Christmas, my dad got me a 365-day devotional booklet and today I finally cracked it open.
I know almost all of us have done the whole sit-around-the-table-at-Thanksgiving-and-tell-what-you're-most-thankful-for thing and it can get a bit redundant to be asked if you've counted all your many blessings lately, but that's what today's devotion was about. Have I stopped to thank the God who gave me life and a whole lot more? There was one line imparticular that struck me: "Failing to thank God is understandable...but it's wrong." Usually, I think of failing to thank someone as rude or forgetful; wrong puts a whole new spin on it. But I suppose if I created a human out of nothing and gave her a whole heck of a lot of things that made her life nice and comfortable and then she ignored me and didn't feel very appreciative, I might be just the least bit put out.
So let's make a list of everything I thank God for:
- I'm alive and healthy
- I have easy access to food, clothing, showers, and a warm bed
- I have the most awesome family anyone could ask for
- I have a church family who cares about me and a pastor who preaches the truth no matter who he "offends"
- I've been gifted with several abilities that few people have
- Romans 8:15 - God is my loving Daddy and always watches out for me
If you just read this post, it means you're alive and you have a bit of free time and access to a computer. That puts you in the top 5% of the richest people in the world. Have you thanked God today?
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