Many times in my busy life I forget this very concept. I am not saying it is right or acceptable I am just saying it happens. I was reminded of it the other evening when in one of our Wednesday night Bible study classes, the teacher, one of the elders in our congregation pointed this thought out, “the attitude of gratitude”. The attitude of gratitude, I thought. WOW, I have really missed the boat on that one lately. What a spiritual slap in the face it gave me or boot in my pants whatever you prefer. I realized that there is no excuse for not being thankful. Oh, I know I thank God and praise the Lord for what he has done in my life. But many times I fail to thank those that the Lord uses to bring those blessings to me. I forget to thank my beautiful wife for being there for me and for the training she gives to our sons. I forget to thank my boys for, well being my boys. I forget to thank my family (wife and sons) along with my parents and sisters and their families for the support they give, as well as my in-laws (no out-laws here) my wife’s parents and her siblings and their families are the best one could hope for to marry into a family like theirs. My grandparents all seem to get overlooked by my thankfulness. Why is it that the Lord knows just what to have someone say to bring up this barrage of family visions as the teacher taught about gratitude? However the flashback or whatever it was didn’t stop there during his lesson. I thought of how blessed I am to be able to work with the congregation at the Church of Christ in Harlan. They have blessed me through the hand of the Lord so much, that I hardly know where to start. One verse about thankfulness that keeps coming back to me is Colossians 3:17 Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. I need to take more time to thank those around me and I will certainly try to do better. As the elder said gratitude is an attitude and mine needed a little fine tuning. I pray with the help of the Lord and the patience of those around me that I can remember to express the gratitude that is in my heart.
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