I am thankful for...

We have been blessed with so much. So many riches come to us each and every day yet how often do we sit down and think about what we have. How often do we sit down and think about what God has given us and how privileged we are.

I am thankful for:

• The faith which God has given me. This is probably the biggest blessing anyone would ever want to receive.
• My amazing family, who are currently not home and I really miss them but I am really, really thankful for who they are and the craziness which fills our house. I love you all xxx
• To add onto that: God fearing parents who have brought me up in a godly manner and provided a wonderful example of how to live in such a way that you do all to the glory and honor of God. (and God fearing grandparents...)
• My fantabulous friends. I love you guys too. We have so much fun together and the best part is that we don't have to see each other all the time to be able to pick up from last time and have loads of fun together.
• Also for the strong faith which my friends share and the conversations which we have regarding this faith and what we believe.
• My Job, and the people I care for. They are all so loving and full of life... even though I'm studying to become a professional, I love my job so much I wouldn't actually mind dropping out to work full time...
• The church we go to:
• The supportive church family and the communion of saints
• the strong youth connections so that there isn't temptation to find fun which is not to the honor and glory of God
• The confessions we have to ensure that the preaching and teaching has a scriptural basis.
• and the connections it has with the school I went to and the school my siblings still attend.
• The numerous financial and material blessings we have:
• Money to support myself
• A car which works and being able to buy fuel to make sure it continues to work
• a house over my head each night. Wait to add onto that... a big house with plenty of room, situated on land so that we can have horses and ride motorbikes (and everything we have on the land)
• Clothing and footwear in abundance.
• Food and drink with plenty to spare.
• 3 meals/day with plenty of food to eat in between
• clean, hygienic drinking water.
• abundant sources of food (the local IGA, Coles, Fresh Fruit and Vegie place, the farmer we get our meat from...)
• A computer with internet access so that I can write all my assignments and when inspired write blog posts.
• The rain we have received so far this winter. We have truly been blessed with so much rain, especially in comparison to what has fallen in previous years.
• the possibility to study and get a degree.
• opportunity to immerse myself in the creative mediums of music and art.
• opportunities for holidays. Although I am really hanging out for one of these, I am actually kinda planning a small escape in the near future. Some people do not have this opportunity at all so it is something that we can be thankful for.
• the political stability of Australia.
• the Freedom of religion in Australia - the opportunity to serve God without fear.
• sunny skies (even if it's raining the sun still manages to peek through)
• a sense of humor
• the ability to speak my mind without worrying about what others think
• the advances in technology so that so many things are possible without too much effort (how else could I talk to Mum this morning even thought she is 1300km away)
• electricity
• phones
• computers
•  Ipods (and music)
• internet
• and the list goes on... only I should get back to work. Which reminds me:
• Time. God has given us time to do things. We should even be thankful for that.

So what does your list look like?