I’m Thankful for... (in no particular order)
Another beautiful day
The sunshine and the rain
New mercies given to me every day from a good God
Food and water and tea
A place to live and sleep
Blankets and pillows
Cuddles with my cats
Pens and pencils
The skills I have
My job (I don't love it, but I'm thankful to be able to make money)
Breath in my lungs
Organs that function
Medicine
Mac and cheese
I'm thankful that the hospital my grandma died in was okay with everyone being in the hospital room. I'm thankful they let visitors inside because they didn't have to do that. I know that's not often the case these days, and the only reason was she had been in the hospital long enough that they didn't consider her (or my grandpa) contagious anymore.
I'm thankful I still have both of my parents
I'm thankful for my siblings,
for living in America right now when there is no peace in the Middle East
God made a way of salvation for the Gentiles through the sacrifice of His only Son, Jesus.
There is forgiveness for my sins when I confess them and God is faithful to forgive and cleanse me from all unrighteousness.
He began the good work of my salvation and sanctification and is faithful to complete it.
He has been merciful and kind to me, when I have never deserved it, even on my best day. He is kind to everyone, the good and the evil. The just and unjust. The ungrateful.
For Christ's imputed righteousness, that the work for my salvation was done on the cross.
There is hope for all who will hope in Christ, to repent and believe. That we can call upon his name for salvation, that God even gave us, His enemies, hope of redemption in the first place.
There is a way out of the eternal wrath of God and it's through his love and compassion and what Jesus did. He took the whole cup of wrath we all deserve. Every single penny was paid for. He was beaten beyond human recognition and pierced for our transgressions and condemned by His own people. Jesus did the will of God perfectly and willfully, and it was God's will to crush him for our iniquities.