*Giving Thanks*

I know that all of you are being bombarded by messages dealing with giving thanks because Thankgiving is this week. But how many of us actually stop and ry to list just a few of the things we should be oh so thankful for. A. I got up this morning. God saw to it, that he needed me on earth today. I am needed and as such have a responcibility to God to do my best to make him proud that he allowed me to live. All to often we ignore the fact that we have he greatest privilage ever. We have a relationship with CHrist Jesus and God. A true and authentic relationship. I'm not just sayin this in passing but I know that Jesus died. The theology behind this fact is so vast that I could write 1,000 books and never scratch the surface, walk into any bookstore adn you'll see what I mean. B. I got to come home and away from the seminary. It is so nice tog t away fom the seminary all the drama, and stress, but can we ever really get away from the theology. Should we ever try, did God ever tell us we could take a break, I say no!

So the next time you hear thanksgiving, stop and reflect on how God has blessed you, we can all come up with thousands of examples.