This past Sunday evening the topic was refreshed again in my conscience. The conviction was strong as I realized how much I have given in to the sin of complaining, whining, fretting, self pitying and just plain not giving thanks.
Why is it so easy to focus on the negatives in life when we are surrounded constantly by thousands of amazing gifts that God has blessed us with?
Thankfully my great and forgiving God is so patient with this thankless child of his!! He used an older lady (during the women's only time at our new church) to share some things she had been learning regarding living a life of thankfulness. She shared some snippets from a book she had been reading called "One Thousand Gifts" which is basically a journal written by a wife and Mom of six. This woman committed to focusing on and daily writing down little gifts from God that were all around her and worthy of thanks. (She also has a blog if you're interested: www.aholyexperience.com)
In being convicted about the thankfulness in my heart, or rather lack thereof, I resolved to follow this example each day as I go through life. From the biggest gifts such as Gods amazing Grace, to the "little ones" like the smell of morning spring air; I'm going to work on bending my brain to the task of intentionally looking for those all throughout my days.
SO! I started Monday and it has rather surprised me how much more purposeful (and bright?) all of life can be if one is striving to constantly look for ways to be thankful in every little thing that goes on! The Older lady that shared with us Sunday evening encouraged us to start our own "Thankfulness Journal". I liked that idea and have begun to do that but I also decided that as I look for things to be thankful for it might be a good idea to share some of them on here. It is my desire, after all, to be an encouragement to you brave souls that dare to wade through the sometimes wordy trenches otherwise known as my blog. And what better possible way, than to share with you the gifts i see from our Great God!?
So! Here's the Plan!
I decided that once a week I will put up on this blog some of the things from my "Thankfulness Journal" also some pictures that I will be taking. As I go throughout the day striving to focus on things to be thankful for, I've been trying to keep my camera handy to capture some of those things that might be fun for you to see, or better communicated through picture than words. Anyway! Thursday is the day of choice and i have decided that it will be called.......... drum roll please!!!
THANKFUL THURSDAY!!
Hopefully the first, one will go up by tonight! Assuming I can download and save pictures, get them up on the blog and type out my thankfuls in the midst of getting snacks, changing a diaper or two, making dinner, training my children in the art of sharing, obedience etc. and watching the clock move slowly closer to that anticipated moment when my Love walks through the door! :)
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