This is the Thanksgiving weekend (in Canada). We sometimes need to be reminded of all the things we have to be thankful for, even when things seem to be difficult.
One of my favourite verses is 1 Thessalonians 5:18 "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." It is hard all the time to be thankful, but God will bless us if we start to think about all the things we have to be thankful for everyday.
A song I like is "Count Your Blessings. " The words of the chorus are:
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your blessings, see what God hath done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
If we start counting our blessings instead of our problems we will be surprised what God has done for us. And what He will do for us.
2 comments:
Thanks, DC. Needed the reminder. Tanya and I can't come to Canada this year and I was feeling bad. But we have so many things to feel thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving.
I've been thinking about that verse a lot lately and that the most important bits in it are the "everything"--not just the good things--and the "this is the will of God... concerning you"--if I give thanks, I'm doing God's will. It's such a wonderful verse, and I'm glad that you re-reminded me of it today!
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