Thankful for Everything

We just returned from a week of mission in Menifee County, KY, and at Grace Chapel, we just finished a preaching series on stewardship. As I drove home the two collided in my mind and, hopefully, my heart.

Our key text was Psalm 24:1, "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein."

During out week in Kentucky we didn't experience much of what we take for granted in the suburbs of Detroit. There were days without electricity. There were days without showers. There were days without air conditioning.

And everyday we were without ultra plush toilet paper.

Yes, I know it's a small thing. But, boy, it's one of those things you don't think about until it's gone.

It struck me that this directly relates back to Psalm 24:1. If we recognize that everything is God's we will be in a disposition of gratitude much more consistently. We will be thankful for all the small things and not just the big things in our lives.

This year during my time in Kentucky God drove home the reality that everything is his. He gives us everything and so often I am not grateful. Oh sure, I am thankful for healthy kids and an amazing wife. But when was the last time I was thankful for Quilted Northern Ultra Plush?