Happy Thanksgiving!

Last night we had our last house night! (this is our crazy family photo above!) It was the first of many 'lasts' to come in the next 4 weeks. Anyway, Charity shared with us a Thanksgiving Dinner (which she slaved over for hours!) For Chaz this was a bit of 'home (she's American) for her, and it gave us all an opportunity to think about what we're thankful for.

As we went around the room we shared what we were thankful for. We were thankful for the year we'd had together. We were thankful for the opportunity to serve God in this way. We were thankful that God has changed us and opened our eyes to what breaks his heart. One person shared something particularly challenging. She said, "I'm thankful to God that I have a bed (at this point we said Amen! .. boy we love sleep!. But she took it further). I thank God that I have a comfy bed to sleep on, with clean sheets and blankets, and a soft pillow. And every night as I lay on that bed, I think of the thousands of people sleeping rough who don't have that luxury. I wonder what the difference is between me and them, and there's nothing. There is nothing I have done to deserve that bed, or that nice pillow. It's purely Gods grace."

We just take so much for granted, but I thank God that He gives us opportunities to reflect and see that we really have so much compared to many people around the world, and even in Australia.

I Thank God for the many blessing He has given me. Realising how blessed we are requires a response....

What will your response be?

For Him Alone

Ness :-)