"Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus" (1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV).
Another Monday morning with an hour less sleep for the weekend and what is there to be thankful for? Why not the routine, the ordinary, the repeated, the mundane. Nearly every morning begins the same way; get up, make the bed, shower, get dressed, got to work (or not), it's the same routine done mindlessly so why not thank God for it all. That's what I did this morning. I thanked God for every little thing that gets my day going.
Thank you that I have a bed to sleep in with warm blankets and pillows. Thank you, Lord, that I can get up and out of that bed this morning. Thank you for the energy to pull up the covers and make the bed. Thank you for the water that flows freely from my faucets, for the warm water that wakens my body. Thank you, God, that I have a closet full of clothes to choose from that I can wear today and be comfortable. Thank you that I can be at home today, choosing not to go to work, what a blessing retirement is!
Thank you, God, that I can use a computer to write this blog and send it off for people to read if they choose. Thank you that I have a home to be comfortable in and with all the "stuff" we need to live easily. Thanks for my washing machine and dryer so I don't have to go to a laundry mat to clean our clothes. Thank you for a refrigerator and pantry that store food so I don't have to go to the grocery store every day. Thank you for a car to drive wherever I need to go, for a car that runs well and has gas in the tank. Thank you, God, for sights and sounds of your nature: the geese returning north, the sunshine's warmth, the approaching season of spring. Glory to God for my life as routine and ordinary as it is.
"I thank my God every time I remember you" (Philippians 1:3 NIV).
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