Last night, I brought Kollide, a magnet game, with me to church. After the service, I spread it out on the little table in the nursery, and a few children joined me. One of those children was a sprightly little girl named Joy.
While Joy and I were playing, one of her aunts stopped and asked Joy where her watch had come from. Joy’s response? Not the usual reply of “So-and-so gave it to me.” Her confident response was, “God gave it to me.” When questioned further, all she would say was, “I’m so thankful for God.”
It got me thinking...do we remember to thank God for not just obvious blessings from Him? Sure, He gave us the air we breathe, the frosty grass, and the blooming flowers...but what about the letters in the mail, the unexpected birthday gift, or the new watch? It ALL comes from God!
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." -James 1:17
Photo credit: Sarah Chasse
