It's been an eventful year. I've done a lot and a lot has happened to me. Both good and bad. And yet, I can't help but be thankful. For both. It's easy to be thankful for the good. It's another matter with the bad - especially with the most painful and horrible experiences. But when one steps back (at least this is my experience), one realizes that it is the roughest of experiences that imbue character. Character of the kind that can withstand future evils and form a better and stronger personality. Smooth seas do not make the ablest sailors - why should life be any different? Thus, this year I encourage you to be thankful, with me, for EVERYTHING, for everyone around you (from the greatest to the least) and for the simple yet wonderful gift of life. There is a song that comes to mind, in praise of Him from whom all our blessings flow, and to whom my thanks flow in reverse. I bless him and am indeed thankful. Here's the chorus to Chris Tomlin's 'How Can I Keep from Singing'. Oh, what glorious lyrics and how much more glorious is the one of whom they speak! :
How can I ever say enough
How amazing is Your love
How can I keep from shouting Your name
I know I am loved by the King
And it makes my heart want to sing
"In everything I will give thanks."
