I know it has been a bit since I wrote on the blog given all that has gone on the last few days or so with inclement weather and all, but I would like to take this moment and morning devotion for today, to thank You Lord for Everything first and foremost.  I continue to give You Glory and Thanks for my wonderful wife and children, my incredible parents, my wonderful siblings, and my awesome family and friends altogether.

 

That said, I also want to thank You again today for the blessings of another birthday for one family member in particular... my mom.  Thank You God Almighty for Blessing her with yet another birthday to celebrate this past Monday the 25th.  I am more than grateful to You for her presence in my life and for all that she has done.  She is an incredible person and has guided me through so much, and it is because of Your Blessings God that I am beyond blessed to have her.  She has definitely been my rock growing up, and I couldn't imagine my life without her, without her love and care, without her guidance and parenting, and so much more.  And so with that in itself, I want to thank You Lord for the Blessings of her, and for the blessings of life given to her as well.  So many people out there wish their parents were alive this very day, and yet in retrospect, so many more of us have our parents alive and yet don't take enough times to give them thanks for all that they do, for all that they are, and so I would like to just thank You Again Lord, for her.  Mom, I love you so much and am grateful to God for you!  I hope that you always know that.

 

I want to take a moment as well during my morning devotion today, for all of you who are reading, to give God the Glory and Praise and to Thank Him this very minute for your parents, for your spouse and children, for your siblings, relatives, friends, and so on.  Just take a moment at this very time, to give God Thanks and Praise for even one family member, and be sure to let them know at this moment just how much they mean to you.  I feel that this in itself will give you a moment to be closer to God and to be thankful and grateful for the blessings of those around you.  Remember, there are others around you that wish that they could have their family member or friend back now and to be able to tell them how much they are worth. 

 

So if you've not yet done so, or haven't done so in a long time, I want you to do so at this very moment if at all possible.  Just be thankful for those around you.  I know I am, and though I may not say it enough to each individual person, I just want to say at this time as well through my morning devotion and prayer, that I am thankful to You Lord for ALL of the people around me.  I am beyond grateful to You Lord for the people that You Have Blessed into my life, and I pray for each and every one of them, that You Guide them, that You Protect them, that You Bless them each day.

 

At this time, I want to make a prayer of thanks to You Lord Jesus, for it is because of You in my life Lord that I am Blessed in all that I have.  I am Blessed in all that I have gone through to which You Have Guided me through and Allowed me to overcome.  I am thankful to You God Almighty for the breath of life upon me, and I just continue to thank You now and always God for Your Blessings.  I thank You for Your Patience with us as well.  I pray to You Lord, that those who read this morning devotion be Blessed and that they in turn bless someone as well, whether with help, or even simple words of encouragement to someone around them in letting them know how much they are valued, and to let them know just how much of a Blessing You Are.  I pray through You Lord, that we all grow closer to You, and that we all are able to uplift others around us a bit more as well.

 

I cannot say Thank You God enough, but I will do my best to always be thankful to You for everything around me, for everyone around me, and just for life itself.  There is so much to be thankful for, and often times, we are not nearly thankful enough as we could be, as we should be.  And so I just take this moment to thank You Lord for everything, and also to thank You God for everything on behalf of all of us.  I could not imagine my life without You Lord, and so I take this morning devotion to simply express to You once again just how Thankful I am, and how much I Love You Lord.  To You be the Glory always.  I pray this morning devotion uplifts someone today and that in turn, it helps you to uplift someone as well.  Share it on to all that you know.  May God Bless you each day.  Amen.