Thankful

I've just been so challenged recently to be more thankful.

There are so many things I wish I had, places I wish I were, stages of life I wish I was at.... you get the gist.

But honestly, where I am, in so many ways, is exactly where I prayed I would be a couple of years ago.

I was reminded a week or two ago (and then countless times this week) as I lived out a particular moment of my day that while a lot of things are crazy right now, I'm literally walking the steps my younger self dreamed and hoped for.

Every relationship I have, something to be incredibly thankful for.

Every client I have, something to be incredibly thankful for.

Every piece of technology (I mean come on... mac, ipad, iphone, airpods... come on David, get thankful), something to be incredibly thankful for.

Every meal I eat, something to be incredibly thankful for.

Every time I get to go to a meeting, something to be incredibly thankful for.

It's so easy to get caught up on the next thing - and don't get me wrong, I'm chasing some BIG, I mean HUGE goals (and I'll reach them God willing) - but it's so vital to be thankful for what we have currently and the journey it took to get here.

Yes, even - no wait, ESPECIALLY - the painful moments.

Even those are things to be thankful for, if we're willing to view them as lessons and opportunities.

There's so so much to be thankful for, and I don't want to miss what I have now in pursuit of what I'll have tomorrow.

Because here's the thing; if it's meant to be, it'll be.

What we pursue, we'll achieve and receive.

Most of us give up in the first inning though.

And yes, God willing.

I never want to take the credit from Him for something only He could do through my actions.

And that, again, something to be so incredibly thankful for.

So there you go, word dump in aisle 7 🙃

But seriously, an attitude of gratitude and thanksgiving has been missing from my life...

I want to take it back and make it a priority.

Yeah life won't get easy overnight - or ever.

But as it says in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; "in everything give thanks for this is God's will for you."

It only makes sense that when I'm questioning my purpose or God's plan for me, that I would rejoice, pray, and give thanks.

Be thankful :)

Life is a gift :)