This morning, I was reading through an old devotional favorite of mine, a book called A Guide to Prayer for All Who Seek God.  It has within a scripture for the day, some suggested reading, and a guide for prayer.

And, as I was reading, it talked a lot about thanksgiving in prayer, and when it came time for the prayer, it said start off with thanking God for the blessing of your life.

So, I thanked God for my family. . . .

My church. . . . .

My friends. . . . .

My health. . . . .

And it hit me.  I can’t remember the last time I actually did that.  That I actually stopped in my prayer time and thanked God for these things.

Now, I pray for my family all the time. I pray for church all the time. I pray for my friends all the time.

But, I don’t thank God for them enough. I am not thankful enough for what God has given me.

We can get so busy with good things, we can forget to be thankful.  We can get so busy focusing on what should be or needs to be, we can forget to thank God for is.

May the words of Paul in Philippians 1:3 ring true to us today:

I thank my God every time I remember you

Today, what are you thankful for?  What are your blessings? Where has God blessed you this day?

Today, as you go throughout your day, may you take time to stop, every so often and thank God.

Thank Him for the blessings of your life, thank Him for the goodness He has given you.

May we take time today to thank our God.