Pause to give thanks

Well, it is very cold outside and I am glad to be inside. Yesterday we hosted the monthly luncheon for those who are down on their luck. Although most of the people who came to the church had some place to go afterwards, a few of them are probably huddled out in the cold tonight.

We take so much of what we have for granted. We don't even think about the fact that we have a place to stay tonight as a blessing. We live in a society that pushes us to accumulate more and more things so that we are never satisfied with what we already have. As a result we don't stop to consider how fortunate we are and how many blessings we possess.

Right now I want to invite you to name ten things that you are thankful for and take a minute to thank God for them. I guarantee that if you and I did this every day we would come away with a greater sense of God's presence in our lives. He is so good.