He Already Knows...

January 22, 2006

So here I sit on my comfortable couch, enjoying the gentle patter of rain on the roof, and waiting for one of the last three play-off games of the football season to begin.  It just doesn't get any better than this.

And then when the television announcer asked that everyone in the stadium remove their hats and rise in honor of our National Anthem, I too, felt the urge to stand in respect...  which I did, with my hand on my heart and a big smile on my face.

Then the trumpeter began to blow... notes that were so beautiful and hauntingly clear that it brought tears to my eyes; tears of gratitude that my Heavenly Father has blessed me so greatly.  And apparently I wasn't alone in those feelings of love and gratitude because halfway through the song the crowd began to cheer... a slow swell that grew louder with each and every note.  You could just feel it.  It was a gradual release of emotions so powerful that they simply couldn't be contained.  Yes, this is America... the land of the free and the land of plenty; the Promised Land, and we are so blessed to live here!

When I think of the millions of people around the world who will never know the comfort and security that we simply take for granted; millions who are wet, cold, hungry, oppressed and homeless.  And yet here I sit, surrounded by everything I need... and more.  Thank you my Lord and Master, from the bottom of this humble heart.  Thank you ... thank you... thank you!  

It's raining outside right now, but I am dry.  When it's cold, I am warm... and when it's hot... I am cool.  When I'm hungry, I eat, and when I'm tired... I have only to lie down on a soft, clean bed and sleep.  If I want to go somewhere, I drive my car... and never once have I been unable to find the means to provide for myself.  And then there's the frosting on the cake; the things I don't NEED but ENJOY, like my cell phone, my television, my computer and my electronic keyboard.  And still that's only the "tip" of the mighty "iceberg of blessings" because the list goes on... and on... and on...

So I thank you, my Lord... for your favor and your love.  Thank you for every breath I take... and every bite I swallow.  Thank you for the warmth of the sun and the beauty of the stars.   And thank you for everything I've ever seen or touched or smelled or heard.  Thank you for guiding me through times of both pain and loss... and thank you for blessing me with so many opportunities to learn and grow stronger... and closer to You. 

I am so very blessed, my Lord... but these tears of gratitude that flow down my cheeks can't even begin to show how thankful I am.  They are small and insignificant when compared to the grace and mercy you have shown me.  If only I could find the words to tell You just how truly thankful I am...

But then I remembered... He already knows.  God knows my heart; inside and out, good and bad, weak and strong... and He loves me still.

Thank you my Lord… for everything!

Abigayle

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