Since my good friend Gruia moved to the "Bay Area" about the time I started this whole cancer craziness, he has been sending me his morning bible devotionals via email. When I am in the hospital I don't always have time to read them and need to get caught up when I get home, but generally they are a normal part of my very un-normal morning routine.
This he was going over Colossians 2:6-15 and the first part (verse 6) really caught my attention. The last part says, "abounding in thanksgiving". I realized that while I have called upon God in this time of trial over the last couple of months I don't know that I have been overly thankful. There are many things to be thankful for: support of friends and family, that Lisa's job is so supportive, that I have access to great medical facilities, etc. But I don't think I am often thankful for more "strange" things to be thankful for: Cancer, pain, nausea, long stays in the hospital, etc. It's not going to be easy but I am going to try and work on that. Being thankful for everything, not just the "good" stuff that comes my way.
~B.
yes Ben i agree we should always been thankful for what the Lord has been doing in our lives and what he protects us from and what he graciously gives us.
ReplyDeletealso we should be thankful for the little things too, lol