Having a Thankful Heart

So this morning I was grumbling about my furnace kicking on last night. My thermostat is set to 58... so it obviously got a bit chilly in my house. Pondering the thought of how much my gas bill will be each month this winter and wondering how to budget it in. Heaven forbid I actually cut back on luxury items. Ha! But God, graciously reminded me of how blessed I am to have a home, to have a warm bed, to have a job to earn money to pay for my heating bill, to have a working furnace, and to have a dad that helps to keep my home maintained.

I am truly blessed... beyond what I can even count. I have nothing to complain about... but yet I still complain. Oh how God must frown when the complaints start rolling in. His Word tells us how the Israelites complained in the desert, even after HE had freed them from slavery and provided for all their needs. I don't want to be like them. I want to fully appreciate all things and all situations, trusting that God is my Provider and I do not need to fear or worry.... or complain. Christ died to free us from sin (and the slavery to it). I need to start living in that freedom and live in the awareness of all the blessings God sends my way. Even through trials we are blessed, for when we are weak... HE is strong.

Philippians 2:14-15 (New International Version)

Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe