30 Days of Gratitude

Matthew 25:44, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty and not give you food and something to drink? When did we see you homeless or poorly clothed? When did we see you sick and not help you or in prison and not visit you (TPT)?’

Day 4 * Just Grateful: Warmly or deeply appreciative of kindnesses or benefits received; indebted and beholden

Lord, today I awoke anxious. Anxiety drove my day. She steered my vehicle of ambition right into a wall, the wheels turning in slow motion as I ground to a halt, caught between a curb and that stop sign. Briefly, I glanced in the rearview mirror of my life and I saw all the remarkable blessings that littered the path behind me. And then, ahead…well, Lord, I had to shelter my eyes because the glare was too bright to look into. Motherhood adorned her from the baby perched in the frontpack and the bottle dripping slowly from the knapsack that hung from her shoulder to the child huddled in a ball at her feet. Habitually, I tossed my clean hair over my shoulder, and when I wiped my eyes, makeup glittered my fingertips. I doubt she had seen a bath in days and who knows when she last was able to be frivolous enough to plaster on a false face like I mastered every day. The sign resting at her feet read in a child’s script, ‘Every bit helps when you have nothing’. Lord, I will be anxious for nothing, and with thanksgiving, ‘my heart overflows with praise to you, God, and for your promises, I will always trust you. So I’m thanking you with all my heart, with gratitude for all you’ve done. I will do everything I’ve promised you, Lord. Psalm 56:11-12 (TPT).’