Thankfulness....

This time of the year comes and goes so quickly. I feel like I'm more thankful when its all done. :) So I wanted to take a few minutes, just pause life and be thankful.
In the rush of every day life do I realize how God provides? Jehovah Jireh....the Lord will provide. I can't think of one instance that the Lord didn't provide. Might not have been my timing. But we have made it through every low and high. It's made us grow individually and as a family.
So why aren't we more thankful? We want Him to help us in the low points of our lives. Then we forget about Him in our highs. Be thankful to Him. I'm not telling you....I'm reminding myself (and reminding you :) Jehovah Jireh.....the Lord will provide! We can't neglect God until He is needed.
Thankfulness comes in many forms. As little as, thank you for letting me make it through this day without going insane (yes, I have those days :) or how about the easily forgotten one, thank you for my (our) health. Or thank you for our time together. Thank you for You being in my heart! Oh how bitter we would be without Him. Why me, why them, why, why why?!
Recently having a dicussion with a confused non believer, I was reminded what precious gift I have to be thankful for. My salvation. I have hope for tomorrow. I have love eternal. I have the ultimate gift of thankfulness. My heart rejoices for myself. But look at all those desperate lonely people who cant find that kind of strength. They have worldly, superficial, mumbo jumbo that is nothing but confusion and sadness. The world is filled with selfishness and depression. It confuses me sometimes why people wouldn't want this gift of salvation. But then I'm reminded people like the "easy life". Follow their own rules, you can't tell me what to do attitude. "What about to me" selfishness.
I'm not saying I'm perfect in any way. I gripe and complain like every sinner. But my heart is thankful! Thankful to God for my gift, thankful to my parents for showing me this gift. Thankful in times of trials or happiness I have my Savior to go to.
If you know me well, you know me for my laugh, my joy of life, my positive attitude. Do you think I would be like this without my salvation?? Without hope?? I have been depressed and have had the "why me" attitude. You know what pulled me through??? My Lord Savior Jesus Christ....thank you Lord for my salvation. Amen, Amen!
My life verse fits me perfectly. I don't know why I picked it out years ago, actually........I think it picked me out!

Psalm 100

1 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.

2 Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Thankfulness....take time to think of what you are thankful for today!