Reflections

“In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”  1 Thessalonians 5:18

Today, I bought my five year old son a pair of new pajamas.  When he came home from school, I showed him the pajamas and he was so excited.  For the rest of the day he kept talking about his new pajamas.  When he finally put on his new pajamas, he kept thanking me and telling me he liked his pajamas.  He did not ask me to buy pajamas; I got them because he needed them. 

Every good thing is from God.  We must learn to be thankful in everything.  It is very easy to look at what we do not have and complain.  Instead we must count our blessings and thank God for everything.  When we learn to recognize God in the details of our lives and develop a thankful heart, God will gladly give us good gifts.  It is God who supplies all of our needs and gives us the desires of our hearts.  So let us thank God in everything that He does for us.  Most of all let us thank God for loving us.