Thankful For The "Little Things"

What does Thanksgiving mean to you?  It is our Nations celebration for the bounty that God has blessed us with.  It is our personal Thanksgiving for the many blessings in our lives, our God, family and our country.  It is our thankfulness for the health of our family, the bills being paid (no matter how much is left over), a warm bed to sleep in, plenty of food, enough clothing to set up a small shop, etc….

What about the “other” blessings in our lives?  What about the blessing to talk, see, touch, feel and move our bodies whenever we want to?  What about the blessing to be able to feed ourselves, dress ourselves and comb our own hair?  These are the most basic blessings in our lives and we take them for granted. 

My grandson Jason is paralyzed from the neck down.  Although he is content and for the most part a happy little boy he doesn’t have these blessings.  Although he rarely speaks about using his body I know he thinks about it all the time.  What he wouldn’t give to just be able to get up out of his chair and walk again.  What we wouldn’t give for him to be able to use and feel his body again!!!  When I asked him what he wanted for Christmas this year he said “to use my body”.  I’m telling you my heart just broke right then and there.  If I could buy that for him I would do it in an instant no matter what the cost.

This Christmas when your family is gathered together remember Jason and say a prayer of Thanksgiving to the Lord for the blessing of the use of your body.  Remember our bodies are His temple and we should treat them with love and respect and use them to glorify the Father. 

Someday Jason will be able to use his body again.  I have faith in God and I believe my fervent prayers will be answered, in His time!  God will be glorified as Jason takes his first step and every step there after!!  Glory to God!!

Scripture

One day Jesus told His disciples a story to illustrate their need for constant prayer and to show them that they must never give up.  Luke 18:1

The LORD has heard my plea; the LORD will answer my prayer.  Psalm 6:9