No Thank You? Top 5!

Easter has come and is in the air, right along with spring, new life, and beautiful weather.  But to be sure, it's not November, and it's not the season of Thanksgiving.  It seems only right that we take this time to reel in the energy and new life of spring.  We can save giving thanks for another season, once so many good things have come and are coming to a close that we are finally called to reflect and be thankful.

But we are told "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus" (1 Thess 5:16-18).  

Let's not wait until Thanksgiving!  Instead, let us look around now, and see what God has done.  Spring IS full of new life, but it's also full of new projects, new teams, new leagues, new practice schedules, new celebrations and commencements, and new landscape and vacation plans.

All this newness, if we're not careful, will eat up our lives completely, and there will be few chances for gratitude in the midst of it.


So today, in the midst of new life and new energy and looking forward, I invite you to stop and be thankful with me, just as if it were Thanksgiving!  Make a list.  Write it down.  Share it with someone.  Lift it up to God!


Here's my list:

1. It has rained!  The ground is slowly being restored.
2. The Fusion retreat looked pretty awesome this weekend, and it is a beautiful thing to see young lives be touched by a living savior!
3. Many couples at Horizons have shared prayers of thanks for healing in their relationships after going to  the Weekend to Remember or the Art of Marriage class.
4. I made the deadline for tax season, although my records were pretty scrambled in the midst of moving, changing churches, getting married, and transitioning a house into a rental.
5. My best friend was married this weekend, and even though his father passed away just 8 months ago, there was much grace and love in the midst of this celebration.

Thank you God!  More to come!!

Jason <><