be thankful.
I got back earlier today from a nice Thanksgiving break at home. It was maybe a bit busier than what I would have wanted though and somehow in there I ended up with a cold and cough that has made me feel quite miserable today. A good chunk of my drive back to Ohio was in the rain and I drove back by myself because my sister brought a car back with her. I got home, unloaded and turned around to head out to the store to get food and medicine since I had all but emptied my supply before break. It was raining on the drive, I was cold and wet and I couldn’t stop coughing. I was feeling quite sorry for myself and having quite the little pity party when the Lord convicted my oh so selfish heart.
I may be sick…but there are so many others who have no access to doctors or medicine. My ‘sickness’ is nothing compared to the pain and suffering of others.
I may have not had much food at home…but I can drive down the road to the store and get some. I don’t have to grow it, I don’t have to worry if the rain or the heat will destroy it…I can simply pick it up off a shelf and buy it.
My apartment may have been a bit chilly when I returned…but I can click a button and within a matter of minutes have a warm place. I don’t have to make a fire and hope that it somehow warms my shelter.
I may have had a long drive…but I have a car that takes me where I want to go, and a nice one at that! It’s amazing how we can just get in our cars and within a matter of hours be hundreds of miles from our starting place.
I may have a busy week ahead…but I’m going to live through it. Things will get done. I don’t have to worry about where my next meal will be from, I don’t have to worry about someone breaking into my home and attacking my family, I don’t have to worry about being persecuted for my faith.
I think of a song I learned as a child- be thankful for the good things that you’ve got, just be thankful for the good things that you’ve got, for the good things that you’ve got are for many just a dream, just be thankful for the good things that you’ve got.
“Rejoice always, Pray without ceasing; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” -1 thessalonians 5:16-18
