Feeling Grateful

I woke up this morning with such thanksgiving in my heart!  As I walked from my lot this morning I was gazing at the sky, clouds and feeling the air blowing my hair back and I totally felt His presence all around me.  I almost stumbled on the curb because I couldn’t take my attention away from all the beauty that was around me…LOL.  If I didn’t have to punch the clock I surely would be sitting somewhere at a park reading His word and enjoying the His scenery around me.  

God is so good that my mere words can’t even come close to describing His greatness.  I’m grateful this morning; grateful that He saw fit to wake me one more time.  He’s kept watch over me and those that I love through the night and gave us another opportunity to be a blessing to someone else.  We have a roof over our heads, clothes on our backs and food on the table.  We are blessed with family and friends that love and care for us…not to mention the wonderful prayers that surround us.

Ecclesiastes 7:13-14 (MSG) ¹³ Take a good look at God’s work. Who could simplify and reduce Creation’s curves and angles to a plain straight line? ¹⁴ On a good day, enjoy yourself;
On a bad day, examine your conscience. God arranges for both kinds of days So that we won’t take anything for granted.

With this overwhelming feeling of joy and thankfulness that has overcome me this morning; I am reminded of how much we sometimes take things for granted.  Whether it’s the people in our lives, the jobs that pay our bills or the reasonable amount of health that allows us to make it through each day…we are blessed beyond measure.  How often do we stop and thank God for all His blessings?  Myself personally, I’m sure not even close to what I should…but, today makes me want to strive towards better. 

Ephesians 4:29 (NASB) ²⁹ Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.

Not only do I want to be more aware and thankful, but it’s also time to be more mindful of the complaining that I do.  Sometimes it’s because it was a bad day at work or because I have to run the kids all over the place…even because of the way someone acted or treated me; complaining is a bad habit that needs to be broken.  I mean if I’m honest, nine times out of ten it truly does no good anyway, except to bring a bad attitude and often times affects the people around me.  I want to be all that I can be for God and that means changing what I can with the things around me and within myself.   If I’m faithful to that, God will be faithful to take care of the rest! 

With all that being said, my prayer for myself, as well as all of you, is that God will open our eyes to His beauty that surrounds us.  That we will become more grateful for His blessings and the people in our lives.  I’m praying that we will close our mouths to the grumbling and complaining and instead be thankful to Him that we are even here.  I would also like to say how thankful I am to you, my readers, for taking the time to read my blog.  Have a blessed and beautiful day!