Today I give thanks to God for:
the sound of my husband's alarm clocks
I
understand that my family and close friends probably can not believe
that I just wrote that as something I am thankful for instead of
something that I strongly dislike. I must admit that it is slightly
surprising to myself also but as I wrote in the last post, I am trying
to find God in all the details. So today, I am finding something
positive about the rooster cawing, the garbage truck backing up and the
pager beeping sounds I hear every morning at the butt-crack of dawn.
When
I hear my husband's alarm clocks sounding, I am thankful he spent the
night in our bed and not working overnight at the hospital. When I hear
my husband's alarm clocks sounding, I can give thanks that he has a job
he is waking up for and that he is willing and able to provide for our
family. When I hear my husband's alarm clocks sounding, I always wake
up first and have to wake him up to turn the alarm off. I am going to
try and be thankful that I can be his 'helpmate'. When I hear my
husband's alarm clocks sounding, I want to have a better attitude and
give thanks for another day. I want to praise God for the opportunity
to live for him and share his love. Do you give thanks each morning for
the blessing of another day? Let's try not to grumble at the sound of
the alarm but give thanks and commit to living another day striving to
be more Christ-like.
Lamentations 3:22-23 states: "Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
Lamentations 3:22-23 states: "Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
**Disclaimer - I was reviewing my documented posts from last year during "my thankful heart" series and came across the exact post listed above. Just this morning I was reminded how annoying my husband's alarm clocks are as I am shouting at him to turn them off. And then I read this post and God reminded me I need to change my annoyance and be thankful instead! So, I copied and pasted the message and hope tomorrow I can express my thankfulness instead of shouting!**
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