heather has been counting her blessings for a while now. i have said before that she inspires me, and she has done it again. i have been reading her blessings and have been amazed at how she sees God in everything around her.
lately, our family has been going through a lot of trials. i have found myself focusing on the details of life and how to make things 'work' instead of focusing on the sovereign will of God. nothing that has happened to us is a shocker to God. He is in control, not me, and i think if i join in counting 1000 of God's gifts to me, then i hope to refocus on Him, and not my circumstances.
so...here goes...
1. i am grateful for God. this may be a no-brainer, but i think it should be foremost on my list to remind me of just how important He is (supposed to be) to my life.
2. i am thankful that my relationship with Christ is not just a lifestyle commitment, but that He is essential to my eternity.
3. i am grateful for my husband and his very patient love for me. i can be hard to live with :)
4. i am grateful for each of my children (can i number each of them?). especially the newest member who is only 3 weeks old :)
5. i am grateful that when my minivan died yesterday on a major thoroughfare i was able to move out of traffic.
6. i am grateful that when it died, a friend who lived close by willingly loaded up her 3 little ones and then put in an extra car seat for my son who was in the car with me and came to rescue us.
7. i am really grateful that the van suffered from a warranty-covered malfunction and that is was fixed quickly without the need for a rental car.
8. i am grateful for the sweet, nuzzling nose of a newborn on my cheek when he is hungry.
9. i am grateful for 3 hours of consecutive sleep last night.
and finally:
10. i am grateful for the challenge to be thankful for all things, large or small.
i am looking forward to looking to the good in things, even when they seem bleak at the outset. surely, there can be something good to be found in all things.
(i know it is tuesday, but i wanted to get started! i hope to do this on mondays from now on)
2 comments:
I loved your list. I've often wondered if I'm boring people to death by doing that each week, but it has been so incredibly good for me.
Seeing God in the everyday, including the pain that life throws us has been so helpful.
i am never bored by your lists! i am always inspired by them to look deeper for God's gifts :) thanks for sharing them!
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