Hard to believe that Thanksgiving is almost here. Though in Canada it has been here and gone for quite awhile!
Life has been quite challenging lately and I often wonder what I have to be thankful for...the Lord "hit" me in the face with the ungratefulness of that thought. I looked around and realized that I have a warm and cozy home. I have a family who I love and cherish. My children are healthy....we have enough to live for this moment that God has given. I am thankful that I don't have to worry about tomorrow as I've only been given today and the LORD is taking care of tomorrow.
Often I realize that I don't get to see the big picture--I'm stuck under the clouds where it is storming and fierce. But the Lord does, HE knows that above those clouds the sun is shinning, it is calm and peaceful. My job, whether I want to take it or not, is to simply trust...TRUST...HIM. To be still in the storm and trust.
But do I do that? NO! I tend to fret over the "what ifs". What if Dad gets worse now or D. is booked for surgery and I don't have money to get up to be with Mom? What if D or D overdoses and dies? What if Will doesn't get a full-time *permanent* job? What if we don't have enough money for the mortgage? What if_____????
"So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows." Matt. 10:31.
My fears wrapped up in the neat little package of "what ifs" accomplish nothing more than giving me a headache and causing strife in my home.....now only if it were that easy!
Resting in the assurance that God is in control, the sun is shining brilliantly above the clouds and I know WHO holds tomorrow.
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I can so sympathize with all you are saying. I try to make that a habit, just being thankful, especially for my family. Everything else could be gone and if I had them I would be so blessed. And, I think God takes that thankfulness as an offering, when we have nothing left to give. Doesn't the psalmist say "a sacrifice of thanksgiving"?
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