Thankful.

Let me be a little cliché and make a post about some of the things I’m thankful for. 

I am thankful for God. He is mine, and I am His. He is the only thing that never fails me, and He is faithful even when I am not. Everything He is covers everything I am not. His grace covers every aspect of darkness within me. His plan for my life is so much better than anything I could ever come up with. My heart is full of His promises. He wins.

I am thankful for my family. So many children in this world are left as orphans, so many families are broken daily by Satan’s lies. Although my family isn’t perfect, I am so thankful I always have a family to come home to. I have a mom and dad who not only love me, but still love each other through everything. I have two beautiful and unique sisters who test, encourage, accept, and love me.

I am thankful for my home. Not just this week, but daily, so many people are left in the streets. I have a warm bed to snuggle in at night. I have heat and air and food and comfort. I have this amazing home that I so often take for granted, that many people would do anything to be a part of.
I am thankful for church. Siloam Springs supposedly has the most churches per capita in America, which I would believe. Some Sundays, I choose to hit snooze one more time. I don’t think about people in some other countries that don’t have the freedom to worship God openly. I have the best home church ever at Harvest Time, but just being able to learn about God anywhere is a blessing.

I am thankful for JBU. Somehow God led me here, regardless of my plans. He knew exactly where I needed to be. I am constantly challenged spiritually, academically... I have the blessing of an education, which many people across the world would love to receive.

I am thankful for health. There are so many hurting, sick, starving, suffering, and dying people in the world, but it’s easy to forget that God has kept His healing hand on me.

I am thankful for my best friend, KaLee. I’ve never had a friendship I knew was so completely from God. There is no other way to describe it besides iron sharpening iron. She blesses me every single day.

I am thankful for my roomie. I was really nervous about applying for a random roommate, but Kaitlin and I just get each other. There are very few friends that I could happily live with, but obviously she’s one of them. 

I am thankful for all of my friends, old and new. My old ones will always have a special place in my heart, even if we don’t necessarily have constantly growing friendships now. I’ve made a great group of friends at JBU. Definitely the kind of friends I can be completely stupid and crazy with, but also have really deep, meaningful conversations with. These are the friends I will have forever.

I want to remember to not take things for granted, not just at this time of year, but always.

I am really blessed.