Thanksgiving bustle

Well Thanksgiving is upon us! We have been doing prep all afternoon! Were having my moms family over to spend this wonderful day with us.

I was thinking about how I've always been told to be thankful for what I have. As a child I always thought "but I really want that new doll outfit" or " I wish I could have more dessert" Now that I'm older, I don't have that problem. Yea right! Of course I still struggle with it, only on a different scale. More like "I wish I had that CD" or "I want that book" Very rarely are we just totally content with what the Lord has given us. You may be saying "Yea, yea, I know, I've herd this a thousand times!" But when was the last time you thanked God for your trials? How about the fact that your younger sibling thinks that you know everything and asks you all kinds of questions?

James 1:2-4
2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

I go through all kinds of trials during the day, weather it's burning the dinner, or having a whining sibling that just wont listen! Knowing that the Lord is producing patience in me is not always exciting because I know it will be very difficult, but knowing that His end result is to make me perfect and complete, lacking nothing, that is exciting!

So this Thanksgiving I'm thankful for the trials that the Lord takes me through knowing that He cares enough for me that He continues to work on me even though sometimes I 'kick and scream' the whole way!