Every Moment

It has been a few days since my last post and I would love to say that I will get more consistent but I have absolutely no idea. Life is what happens in between everything else, and life has been happening. Now, that is not a bad thing at all. It is just that sometimes other things take precedence.

With that being said, we are in Thanksgiving week. And, while we should be thankful and grateful everyday, there is no doubt that this time of year, we are more cognizant of our blessings. I have so much to be thankful for that I seem to take for granted. GOD has blessed me beyond my wildest and greatest dreams.

I have mentioned that I am thankful for the "little things" that are so often taken for granted. Things like being able to walk and talk and yell and scream and holler and understand and comprehend. I am thankful that GOD has given me so much. Of course, I am thankful for my wife, my family, my friends. I am especially thankful for salvation, for being able to spend eternity with JESUS. But, things aren't always good, right?

Today's word is a saying that I love, and this time of year really brings it to light. It says, "Happy Moments - Praise GOD; Difficult Moments - Seek GOD; Quiet Moments - Worship GOD; Painful Moments - Trust GOD; Every Moment - Thank GOD."

Even with all our blessings, there will be moments of difficulty and pain. We are approaching our first Thanksgiving with Pops being in Heaven. I surely do miss him. I know that Thanksgiving will never be the same without him. But, I am thankful for the years I had with him. I am thankful for the lessons he taught me, the love he showed me, the life he allowed me. I am thankful that he is in Heaven and I that I will see him again and spend eternity with him there.

Yes, there will be happy moments and difficult moments and quiet moments and painful moments. In every moment, though, I want to thank GOD. It is because of His great love and mercy and grace that I have another moment. And, for each of those moments, I am thankful.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T