Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances...
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
This has been a difficult week. My family and I returned from a wonderful vacation this past Monday, only to face a few trials. Rather than be discouraged, I chose to be thankful in our circumstances. I understand a few of my Christian friends have been facing similar trials lately, so I posted the following note on my Facebook page:
Lord, thank you for helping us get the furnace started yesterday, after the water treatment system overflowed and filled the utility room floor with water while we were away on vacation. I could hardly believe it was 49 degrees in here and snowing outside, after being in 80-degree weather all week! (BTW, thanks for that beautiful, sunny weather we had every day during our vacation.) Thank you for arranging for the repairman to come to look at the water treatment system and for the financial provision necessary to have it fixed.
Thank you for helping the housekeeper at the townhouse we stayed in during vacation find my husband's wedding band.
Thank you for getting us an appointment for Reese to see the Vet this afternoon and for the medicine, which hopefully, will help him to feel better soon.
Thank you that our sweet daughter is able to rest today and hopefully, will feel better soon.
Thank you that, even though the post office didn't resume our mail delivery yesterday as scheduled, my husband was able to pick up the accumulated mail containing those two envelopes we had been anticipating.
Thank you for my patient clients, who understand that deaths, illness, water in the basement and being without heat can really slow down work production.
Thank you for helping the folks at Stop & Shop deli make good soup, because now that I am also sick, I just didn't feel like cooking. Thank you for Verizon FIOS DVR, so I can watch a few taped shows while I am resting.
Thank you for the snow that is coming tomorrow. (Yikes...Did I really just say that?) Yes, I did, because I know I need to give thanks in ALL circumstances. :)
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4 comments:
Thank you for reminding me to be thankful for all circumstances this morning! Hope you begin to feel better soon.
Your week sounds a lot lot ours. I've been extremely tired and feeling bad but nothing I could pinpoint. After a visit to the Doctor and lab work - I found out Friday that I have Type II Diabetes! Talk about a shock. But I'm also thankful that it wasn't Type I which would mean pricking my fingers all the time and insulin shots! So I too am thankful today! Hope your situation changes soon!
I love how your focus is on Thanksgiving and not the negative.
Thanks for sharing.
Great post.
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