As we think about being thankful for what God has blessed us with, the question comes to mind, "what is a blessing". Yesterday we thanked God for providing for our needs. Does that mean that anything above or beyond our needs is a blessing?
On this we have seen God take care of our needs. He has provided food from unexpected sources, he has provided shelter when we are away from home. God has even provided emotional and spiritual encouragement when we needed it most. One thing we have learned is that our perspective of what we need has changed. As our lives have been changed over the last few months, the things that we have felt were essential, have lost importance.
Have you ever contemplated the question "what is the difference between not enough and more than enough"? When driving, we usually know when we do not have enough gas to get to our destination. When having company over for dinner, we try to make sure we have more than enough food to serve everyone.
But when we are considering how God has provided for our needs and blessed us, if we can determine the difference between not enough and more than enough, then we can know when to thank God for blessing us.
In my experience, the difference between not enough and more than enough is usually my attitude. Today I am thankful that God has blessed us with more than enough.
We are sitting in the hospital, thankful for the modern medical technology to give my son blood, to save his life. Hopeful that we can be done in the morning and be able to drive home in time for Thanksgiving dinner.
No comments:
Post a Comment