Today is Thanksgiving, and traditionally people reflect on the blessings in their life and express gratitude for them. Admittedly, it’s been a very difficult year for me (I will spare you the details), and so it’s hard for me to be thankful today when I think I could be doing better than I am.
Regardless, I was reminded of how I tried to list as many of God’s blessings in my life earlier this year. I had heard a sermon about a woman who managed to list 1,001 for herself. I only made it to 80 before I quit. I probably could’ve listed more.
What follows is a condensed version of that list:
- God the Father (Abba)
- Jesus Christ, God made flesh
- The Holy Spirit, my counselor
- My salvation
- The Bible
- My wonderful family (Mom, Dad, Josiah, Jarod, and Sarah)
- Grandma Ruth, who’s still with us at age 90
- That I’m an American
- That I’m a published author
- God’s providence
- My talents
12. My spiritual gifts
13. My college degree
14. That I’m a TUFW alum
15. I’m intelligent
16. Running water
17. I can read
18. My car, which still runs with 200,000+ miles
19. My church
20. My iPhone
- 21. My many friends (you know who you are)
22. My pastors
23. My creativity
24. My jobs
25. My freelance writing gigs
26. That I almost never get sick
27. Our pets
28. That I’m a nerd
29. My movie, book, and video game collections
30. Our house
31. Electricity
32. The seasons
33. That I live in Indiana
34. My driver’s license
35. That I volunteer with RemedyLive
What are you thankful for this year?