I myself am on day three of my own
thankfulness challenge, and being only at item number37, I can already see a
shift in my perspective. I am very
pleased with this, so I will share some little things, serious and goofy, that
made my heart smile this week.
- A thunderstorm came upon us quickly and halted all cobble laying efforts. So a group of us decided to play volleyball with our host instead. (We won…haha, so church league volleyball definitely paid off!)
- Quiet time one morning lead me to a revelation in Romans 8. “He who did not spare his own Son, but gave Him up for us all- how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?” This gave me assurance that God has already given us the best, so how can I expect Him to give any less now.
- After hitching a ride with our ministry host to Coroico, we had one task to do as payment. Dispose of the seven bags of nasty bathroom garbage that shared a truck bed with us the way there. In my broken Spanish, I thought our host told us to put them up the hill in a truck. But he really said in the brick dumpster up the hill. So after we left the garbage in some random man’s truck, our stunned host approached us embarrassed, “Just go to the plaza now…don’t change it, maybe he will come back and be surprised!” OH NO! We had one job! HA HAHA!
- Hand Washed sheets on the line, butterflies on my tent, and movie night with popcorn also make me smile.
Counting the blessings with thanksgiving sure make the heated/swollen bug bitten appendages, wet/sleepless nights, rice and beans for every meal, “where is that smell coming from?” moments, soreness and all MUCH MORE ENDURABLE. Bring all things to the Lord in Prayer and Petition, WITH THANKSGIVING! Thank you Lord!
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