Last
time, I began sharing some of the things I’m thankful for (I’ve decided to give ten, but this list is just scratching the surface). Let’s get right back into it.
6. Health/healings
As
I was preparing the content for today’s blog, a very noteworthy episode
occurred at my work. I was taking the
order of a teenage girl. Without
warning, she seemed to zone out and then she just collapsed. It was a wonder she didn’t hit her head on
the counter as she fell. Apparently,
from everything that I heard, she was about to have a late breakfast (it was 10
in the morning), and she had simply fainted from low blood sugar. She had no history of anything like that ever
happening to her before. Thankfully, she
is all right, but it was a gripping example to me of how fragile health is. This is a gift that we should never take for
granted.
One
of the first people to help this girl was the man behind her in line (he was perhaps
in his mid to late 40’s). He was quick
to jump in because, I later learned, this man has had his own health
challenges. In fact, he told me that he
once had such a bad seizure that he actually fell through a window at his
house! I have to take this opportunity
to publicly thank God for His miraculous touch in my life. I had seizures when I was a baby, but the
Lord, quite dramatically and miraculously, healed me from them.
7. Entertainment
We
lead such busy lives today. I’m
certainly no exception to that. So it is
a gift to be able to stop and view entertaining programs that help me
decompress and unwind from the pressures of life. I’ve been watching the tenth and final season
of the TV show “Smallville” of
late. Overall, it’s a good season. I want to share this tidbit: in the episode
entitled “Homecoming” Clark travels
to the future and even meets his future self; a man that is quite experienced
with the Superman/Clark Kent duality.
When Clark looks at a newspaper to see the point in time that he
traveled to, he discovers that it is October 15th of 2017! I said to myself, “Wow, last month.” It was a trivial detail, but it amused
me.
8. The message of the
gospel
I
love the song titled “The Gospel” by
Ryan Stephenson. At one point in the
song, he states, “In a world where our hearts are breaking and we’re lost in
the mess we’ve made; like a blinding light in the dead of night, it’s the
gospel…that makes a way. It’s the cure
for our condition, it’s the good news for us all; it’s greater than religion,
it’s the power of the cross.”
There
is so much powerful truth in that. I
could write multiple blogs on that little excerpt alone. Later on in the song (and I’m paraphrasing
him here), he focuses on how the gospel transformed him. He shares how the good news of the gospel
gave him the glorious opportunity to have his sins forgiven and the chance to
begin a relationship with the God of the universe. I say the same thing for myself. There is simply no greater gift in life than
this.
9. My job
I
am grateful for the gift of my job at Chick-fil-A. God has blessed me with favor among the
people there. It can be hectic, but
that’s not really a bad thing. Did you
know that work is regarded very highly in the Bible? There’s actually a passage in 2 Thessalonians
where we are told to respect those who work hard; “hold them in the highest
regard in love because of their work” (5:12-13).
10. You, the reader!
Several
years ago, I had the chance to see the show “Cats”. After the show, the
performers thanked the audience for choosing to see the play. “We love performing this show,” the actor
said. “But it wouldn’t be nearly as
enjoyable to do if we didn’t have an audience.” Similarly, I love to write; I love to compose
these blog installments. In fact, I wish
I could submit more blogs than I do. But
if nobody ever read it, if there wasn’t an audience, so to speak, what’s the
point? But I’m so grateful to know that
these words are read. You take the time
to read my thoughts. To consider this
fact honors and humbles me. So, in
conclusion, I want to say thank you.
Thank you so much!
Kevin
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