Give Thanks

As i was lying on my bed, my thoughts started running with bad memories, the mistakes, the hurt and the bad things that happened in the past.. but i prayed for peace.. and God slowly came in and told me not to focus on these miniscule matters but to thank Him for many many others things than i have in my life. I started to calm myself and let go of hateful thoughts, and i begin counting my blessings.. i thank Him formost for my health that i am not suffering from any disease and am well and able, not lacking in anything. I can see and hear, touch and feel. I give thanks for my parents and my family. My mother who dotes on me and my father who provides for me. My younger sister whom i cherish dearly and my elder sis. Though we may not see eye to eye but i know she cares for me. I give thanks for my brothers and sisters in church, from the past to the present. They all have helped me grown in a way. They have showered me with love and care. Though i may disappoint some of them, i hope and pray for forgiveness. I may intentionally or unintentionally hurt them but i pray our Heavenly Father will have his mercies and compassion on us and forgive us for our sins, that through it all we who are in the vine will be redeemed and be united on the final day.

I went on to give thanks for the very fundamentals in my life, mainly a shelter over me, a comfortable living space, food and water, and a safe country which is prosperous and doing well with capable leaders who are not corrupt. I give thanks for clothing and a bed, to able to sleep well and live life comfortably.

I was reminded of God's promise for me. That these matters are trivial to what the future holds for me. I was comforted and soothed in my soul for His love encompass me to know His goodness and love. His unwavering love and mercy, his great compassion that through it all He'll see me through. He is more eager to fulfill his plans for me though my anxiousness for them to be revealed worries me at times. In His timing, He shall reveal them to me, and i will know that He is good. I shall not be in want. Our Lord is God. In Him i place my trust and my faith. In Him alone shall i wait upon. Come Lord and deliver us. You are faithful and your goodness endures forever. Amen.