As we all know, Thanksgiving is this coming Thursday. While we are all trying to hurry up and arrange things. Trying to get all the food ready, make sure the house is clean and what not.. Don’t forget to give thanks. It’s easy to forget to be thankful. Let’s not forget!

I’m thankful that God saved such a wretched soul as myself. Earlier tonight, I sat outside and watched the many leaves I raked, burn. I looked up to the sky, it was a perfectly clear night. The moon was half, the weather was just right. I had my husband by my side, I had our dog in my lap. God gave us so many things to enjoy in this life, and we don’t deserve any of it. Who am I, that He’s mindful of me? I’m thankful for His grace and unconditional love.

I’m thankful for life. I’m thankful that I wake up each morning next to a wonderful man. We don’t always get along, but I’m thankful for him. Some times things cloud my mind and I forget just how much I really do love him. He’s an amazing man of God, and I’m thankful God put us together. He’s a great matchmaker if I must say so myself, if you let Him do it all for you.

I’m thankful for my family! I’m thankful that my mom and step dad took me to church, made me go. Thankful they told me about God and that you have to actually live for Him. It’s not about getting saved and forgetting about Him, it’s about giving your all to Him.

I’m thankful for a roof over my head. I’m not one to be caught up in material things, but I’m thankful for the necessary things. God has blessed us so much and we don’t even deserve it. I screw up so much, and yet He forgives me and sends blessings. Some times I think about giving up, but He has never given up on me. Loving me, is not to hard for Him.

I’m thankful for more things than this, but if I went on and on…. this would be the longest blog entry known to man…

Hope you have a great Thanksgiving! Remember to be thankful and praise God for your blessings. He gives and takes away!

Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done.

- 1 Chronicles 16:8

God bless,

Nicci

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I’m really thankful for God’s forgiveness. I know! I know! You have probably heard it a hundred times! People always stand up during praise time in church and thank God for forgiveness. Do we really sit and think of how GREAT it really is, that HE forgives? What if He didn’t? What if He was like humans? What if He was not perfect? What if we had to prove our love to Him?

Forgiving is hard business! None of this Christ following stuff is easy though, Jesus tells us in His word about it. It’s hard to live right, most of all it’s hard to stay right with God, when we are surrounded by so much ungodliness. It’s hard to truly stand up for Christ, when being made fun of. It’s hard, but worth it.

I treat Christ like crap each and every day. No! No! God, I would rather watch tv. No! No! I would rather do mindless things on the computer. I can’t right now God, I just have way to many OTHER things to do. Other things that do not matter.

It’s crazy how Jesus was thinking of me on that cross, but I can only think of myself. I can only think of MY small problems, things that do NOT even matter. We do NOT matter, not a thing is about us. It’s about Christ and what we can do in HIS name. Only in Him can I show love, only in Him can I truly forgive. Only in HIM can I do ALL things! =)

God is not concerned about facebook, myspace, or twitter. He doesn’t fret over who left you a mean comment. He doesn’t care who made you mad, sad, or caused you to have ill feelings. He IS concerned of what WE are doing in HIS name. Are we going throughout the nations and preaching the word of Christ? Are we doing what He’s told us to do? Our problems are small compared to all the lost souls out there. People are dying and going to Hell, and I’m more concerned about at tv show, or what I’m going to eat for supper.

I watch a show called 18 kids and counting. They are a family of 18(one more on the way) and they are a family souled out to Christ. They don’t even have a tv, cable, or directv. Most people would think they are crazy, I think they are smart.

Could you imagine how life would be? Without internet & tv? I honestly sit and tell myself, I could not do without. Isn’t that crazy? I will say all day long, I’m willing to do whatever for Christ. Yes, I’m willing to die in His name even. How can I mean that, when I could not even give up something as SIMPLE as tv and internet?

He thought enough of me to die for me. I think enough of Him, that I put Him last on the list each day. Do you? Do you do it also? If so, what are we going to do about it? If we say He means more than anything in this world, let’s show Him.

Nicci
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