Happy Thanksgiving!

Ah.. Thanksgiving. Where do you start when thinking of all the things you're thankful for? Food and water is pretty high on the list. Along with my properly working tastebuds so I can enjoy said food and water... And my bed. Definitely my bed. And Pip. And my family. And my lungs! And our house with a working heating system. And cold, drinkable water. And hot water to make the perfect showers. And my best friends. And chocolate..... to eat in my wonderful bed. The list can go on and on.. But today I'm not going to write about how I'm thankful for those things. I'm going to write about what I'm MOST thankful for out of everything else. It's quite a long list and I've already had to shorten it to fit on this blog so bear with me here.

Psalm 34:15a

                       The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous an his ears are attentive to their cry...

Psalm 23:3

                 He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.

Psalm 23:4a 

                       I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.

2 Corinthians 12:9

                               But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness."

Exodus 14:14 

                        The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still.

Psalm 84:11 

                      For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.

Psalm 5:12

                  For you bless the godly, O Lord; you surround them with your shield of love.

John 10:27

                  My sheep listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me.

Psalm 147:10-11

                            His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor His delight in the legs of the warrior. The Lord delights in those who fear Him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

Hebrews 12:18-24

                               You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm; to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them, because they could not bear what was commanded: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned to death." The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, "I am trembling with fear." But you have come to Mount Zion , to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

Hebrews 9:11-12

                              So Christ has now become the High Priest over all the good things that have come. He has entered that greater, more perfect Tabernacle in heaven, which was not made by human hands and is not part of this created world. With his own blood - not the blood of goats and calves - he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever.

I'm thankful because God is love.