Sometimes during this week of Thanksgiving, grab your Bible and read Psalms 103. Don't just read it silently, read it aloud. This chapter is probably one of the best Psalms in regard to having a heart of thanks. The first verse talks of praising God with all that is within me. Wow, I do praise God, but can I honestly say I do it with all that is within me? Not even close. In verse two, David talks about not forgetting all His benefits. Guilty again. As I kept reading, I noticed several verbs that he used to remember those benefits. He writes how God forgiveth, healeth, redeemeth, crowneth, and satisfieth. You could stop right there if you can't find anything else in your life to be thankful for. David then list some of God's attributes that we should also be thankful for: merciful, gracious, slow to anger, plenteous in mercy. He then writes of God vastness - something I don't think we will ever grasp this side of heaven. He writes that God's mercy is as great as the distance between heaven and earth. He writes that our sins are removed as far as east is from west. I have probably read this Psalms many times before, but today the verses just really opened my eyes. We all tend to focus on the blessings that we can see and touch, but forget the ones we can't see. The ones that will last for all eternity.
This week, remember to take a little time and count your blessings. If you can't be thankful for what you have have, be thankful for what you avoided.
Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within my, bless his holy name.
Psalms 103:1
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