Ephesians 5:20
Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
This morning I just want to take the time to give thanks unto God. Sometimes we just need to stop what we are doing and say thank you.
As I was sitting with my wife in my office at church yesterday, I became very thankful. We were watching "Old Yeller" on the television and sitting in the chair together. Patti was sitting in my lap and I was thanking God for blessing me with a wife that loves God and me. I was so overwhelmed. Has that ever happened to you? We were just waiting on choir practice to start and not really pressed to do anything at that moment. God just kinda said, "Look at what I have given you".
Then I heard something... Outside there was a basketball being bounced and in the sanctuary there was a guitar strumming "I Can Only Imagine". God touched my heart so greatly again. God seemed to whisper again to my heart, "You are so blessed Steve". I started realizing how right He was.
My only thing I could say was, "Thank you Lord, thank you". But what amazes me more than that is a conversation that I had with a brother in Christ who lost a child to a tragic accident. He said that he misses her so much and that it is very tough sometimes, but he is thankful that she will never suffer, never be sick, never be raped or missing. I stood there amazed at his thankfulness of His Savior.
It's so easy to thank Him when things are good. But our scripture says that we should be thankful always and in all things. Can you say that you are thankful always and in all things?
