I woke up Thanksgiving morning with a very heavy heart. While Karen and I find ourselves abundantly blessed, it is where we find many of our friends this Thanksgiving season. That morning in my time with the Lord I was struggling. I had received an unexpected blessing while news my friends were receiving appeared to be anything but a blessing. At this time, it was hard for me to give thanks. I struggled most of the day, even knowing that we have a Good God. Have you been there?
Psalm 100:1-5 (NIV)
1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.
3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.