What blessings have you experienced lately? I am sure there are many. However, sometimes we fail to recognized them as blessings, because they may be viewed as too "insignificant".
Did you have hot water for your shower this morning? Did you enjoy a hot cup of coffee? How about food for you and your family. Did you get good results from your recent CT scan?, MRI, Ultrasound? Are you fortunate to have a family: parents, siblings, children, spouse? Are you able to walk, talk, drive, hear and see? How about that car accident you just missed and was pretected from? I had a few of those. Or maybe your child got admitted to the college of his/her choice? Did a neighbor or friend bring you soup or food when you were sick? We have been blessed with wonderful, wholsesome neigbors, and friends all of our lives. They bring us goodies and are there for us when we need help. Recently, when we had some bad winds and some big branches fell from our trees, neighbors from both side of us came over and took care of them for us. Now that was a BIG Blessing! And last year, our neighbors we had in California, flew here with their two lovely children, just to celebrate Galen's BIG birthday! That was another blessing. Sometimes blessings are small, such as an encouraging word, and other times they are big and noticeable, such as buying a new house, or an answered prayer.
WOW....I guess I can go on forever....you get the idea.
Blessings may be different for everybody, and sometimes we tend to ignore them, but we need to recognize them as what they really are, and start cultivating an attitude of gratitude. Where do you think these blessings are coming from? Most of them are not from our own doing, because we have no control over some things.
What blessings from God have you experienced lately? Take a moment to reflect how He has blessed you in good times and bad. Recognize and remember His goodness, faithfulness, mercy and love. Start praising Him now and don't stop.
Happy Thanksgiving!!
