I have a confession to make. The older I get, the more I forget. It has almost become comical for my wife and me to get into the car to go somewhere and then be compelled to stop before leaving the driveway, as one or the other of us realizes that we have forgotten something. Her pocketbook, my phone, our shopping list – the examples are endless. Sadly, this happens all too frequently.
Of course, some things in life might need to be forgotten. A slight, a cheap shot, an angry word, a mistake, a failure… Again, the examples are endless. Unfortunately, however, this does not happen near frequently enough.
Other things, however, do not need to be forgotten. Be they simple matters like an appointment, a meeting, or a deadline; or be they more important matters such as a birthday, an anniversary, a commitment, a promise, or a vow. The jury is out on just how frequently such things are excusably forgotten.
But one thing should never be forgotten. I refer to simple gratitude. None of us gets through life without incurring a debt of gratitude to others in life. Without the infusion of a host of other individuals’ time, values, resources, and opportunities, few of us would ever have become who we have become, acquired what we have acquired, and/or accomplished what we have accomplished in life.
As this is the week leading up to Thanksgiving, maybe it would be a good time to acknowledge whomever played such a role in your life, and make a point to express your gratitude to them for their investment in you and your life.
And by the way, chief among those individuals should, of course, be Almighty God! Scripture affirms (in the New Testament Book of James, chapter 1, verse 17, AMP) that “Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father…”
This same Bible also admonishes us (in the Old Testament Book of Psalms, chapter 103, verse 2, NLT) when we read “Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things he does for me.”
Many people have done many good things for me personally. To them, I owe a debt of gratitude. I hope I am faithful to express my appreciation to them. But one individual has done more for me than anyone else ever has or ever could. That individual is, of course, my Heavenly Father. To Him, above all others, I owe the most gratitude. This week, above all others, I hope I express this sufficiently.
To put it another way, God has been good to me. And I hope I never forget it, especially as Thanksgiving looms!
What about you? Have you forgotten anything lately? Specifically, have you forgotten what all has been done for you lately? If so, then to whom do you owe an expression of gratitude this week? And just who, among them all, most deserves your thankfulness?
SCRIPTURE:
https://biblehub.com/james/1-17.htm;
https://biblehub.com/psalms/103-2.htm.
NOTE: AMP refers to the Amplified Bible. NLT refers to the New Living Translation.
Of course, some things in life might need to be forgotten. A slight, a cheap shot, an angry word, a mistake, a failure… Again, the examples are endless. Unfortunately, however, this does not happen near frequently enough.
Other things, however, do not need to be forgotten. Be they simple matters like an appointment, a meeting, or a deadline; or be they more important matters such as a birthday, an anniversary, a commitment, a promise, or a vow. The jury is out on just how frequently such things are excusably forgotten.
But one thing should never be forgotten. I refer to simple gratitude. None of us gets through life without incurring a debt of gratitude to others in life. Without the infusion of a host of other individuals’ time, values, resources, and opportunities, few of us would ever have become who we have become, acquired what we have acquired, and/or accomplished what we have accomplished in life.
As this is the week leading up to Thanksgiving, maybe it would be a good time to acknowledge whomever played such a role in your life, and make a point to express your gratitude to them for their investment in you and your life.
And by the way, chief among those individuals should, of course, be Almighty God! Scripture affirms (in the New Testament Book of James, chapter 1, verse 17, AMP) that “Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father…”
This same Bible also admonishes us (in the Old Testament Book of Psalms, chapter 103, verse 2, NLT) when we read “Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things he does for me.”
Many people have done many good things for me personally. To them, I owe a debt of gratitude. I hope I am faithful to express my appreciation to them. But one individual has done more for me than anyone else ever has or ever could. That individual is, of course, my Heavenly Father. To Him, above all others, I owe the most gratitude. This week, above all others, I hope I express this sufficiently.
To put it another way, God has been good to me. And I hope I never forget it, especially as Thanksgiving looms!
What about you? Have you forgotten anything lately? Specifically, have you forgotten what all has been done for you lately? If so, then to whom do you owe an expression of gratitude this week? And just who, among them all, most deserves your thankfulness?
SCRIPTURE:
https://biblehub.com/james/1-17.htm;
https://biblehub.com/psalms/103-2.htm.
NOTE: AMP refers to the Amplified Bible. NLT refers to the New Living Translation.