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| Being Thankful |
Yesterday as I was coming home from my parents, there was a big red truck stuck on the ice at the end of my street. Seeing that it wasn't going to get moving without help, I immediately stopped and offered to help push the truck. With a bit of effort, we managed to get the truck off the ice patch and the driver took off.
Then as I continued home it struck me. The man never thanked me. Not when I first offered help nor when I rendered it. As I thought about it, I didn't become angry or even upset with the driver. In truth, I became upset with myself. Really!
It occurred to me that I have a tremendous amount of things to be thankful for. Most of all I needed to be more thankful towards my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The Bible instructs us to give thanks repeatedly. One of the most notable is from 1 Thessalonians 5:18 " In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."
My feelings of being upset with myself did not end even after I took time to give thanks. I thought about many times when I did give thanks to the Lord and other people who have aided me in one manner or another. The question came upon me- " Was I truly thankful, or was I just paying lip service to the ones who rendered help?" Its always polite to acknowledge the contributions others make in every area of life, but do I or even you, make it clear that their help was really appreciated, desired and needed.
In this manner I commit to try and do much better in being thankful to both my Lord Jesus and the people in my live.
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Posted by FrankJHornik on 2008-12-24 14:55:54 | Rating: | Views: 86
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