Thanksgiving All November

I could list Your blessings for hours and hours, and still not scratch the surface.

As Jordan Feliz said in his song: “I could never count that high.“

So many things are “Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!”

I’ve wondered before: Why am I so blessed?

It’s really astounding and breathtaking when I stop to consider what You’ve done and given.

So how can I stand here and take it all for granted?

How dare I not be overwhelmed with thankfulness and awe?

Why don’t I continually praise You and tell others of Your goodness?

Why is Thanksgiving just a day of my life and not a part of every day of my life?

I’ve been trying to notice Your gifts, the bounties poured out on me–especially the small ones that so often are overlooked.

But I know I miss so many.

I know I don’t always see the miracles right in front of me. Or inside me.

I know sometimes I thank You for them merely out of habit.

My sister’s Sunday school verse this week commands to be thankful, to bless Your name.

So many other verses and songs and stories tell me to be grateful and give me reasons to praise You.

But it’s so hard.

But then again, isn’t everything worthwhile difficult?

The life of a Christian requires the proverbial (and often literal) blood, sweat, and tears.

So maybe I just need to suck it up and buckle down and work.

Maybe I need to try, and make some effort, and choose to be thankful.

They say the more you do something, the easier it’ll become.

So maybe I’ll begin resolutions in November, instead of January. (Go against the flow, ya know.)

You, El Elyon, are worthy of all praise.

And I want to praise You, giving tribute where tribute is due.

So here it goes: Thanksgiving All November.

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Anyone wanna join me? 😊 Seriously, though, I’d appreciate it if you’d keep me accountable–ask me how it’s going, what I’ve thanked God for recently, etc. Maybe at the end of this month, I should publish a post with at least one thing that I was thankful for from each day. What do you think?