Thank You God!

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.” -- Psalm 100:4-5 NIV

It's the day before Thanksgiving and the last post of the week. Can't think of a better time to give thanks to The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. Through grace, love, and guidance they are there with us in all things and worthy of our praise! Take some time today and think about all of the things in your life that you have to be thankful for...even the things that seemed horrible at the time, and spend time each day this week in worshipful prayer and praise.

As for me, 2010 has been really tough on some fronts and really awesome on others. But focusing always on God, I see even the challenges simply a work of God being done in me so that other works of God can be done through me. Every day I wake up with the greatest of ambitions...to live that day as well as Jesus would live it. Every day I go to bed knowing I succeeded some and failed a bunch. I will celebrate my successes, learn from my failures, and be thankful for every second of it.

I will cherish the time I have with my family (I still have two grandmothers and a grandfather!!!). I will kiss my wife and tell her I love her each night before we curl up and go to sleep. My kids will know every day how much they mean to me. My friends will never have cause to doubt my loyalty or remove their trust. I will remember that every creation of God deserves my love and respect, even when it is extremely difficult to give.

Being thankful to God isn't so much a decision as it is a way of life. It's awfully hard to be obedient without being thankful, and impossible to be thankful without a loving heart. I thank God that He has given me the privilege and responsibility to write these devotionals, and I sincerely hope you have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving holiday.

See you Monday!