Those hoping the bigger piece goes to them, may work longer hours, bring desserts in for the boss, attempt to do and be the very best employee far and above every other person in the room. Then they go home, fret and stew about the next day and what they’ll do to keep ‘movin’ up!’
NOT TAKING NOTICE
Returning to work the next morning, in their hurry, they neglect to hold a door for a senior who’s waiting to walk through, tap their foot while they wait impatiently for their coffee and then nearly spill it as they spin around rapidly, in an effort to leave as quickly as possible, and never allow a smile to cross their face or polite comment to exit their mouth. They are totally focused on getting done and in their ‘space’, in the workplace.
ARE OUR LIVES MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE?
When this happens, are any relationships or connections with others even being made? They grumble and murmur because they’ve prayed for the ‘big and great thing’ to happen. They’ve done all the right things, but it doesn’t seem to be happening. They seem stuck and make no forward progress.
THE SMALLER JOYS IN LIFE
Sometimes the best ‘great thing’ is the smaller joys along the way! They missed an opportunity of offering encouragement to a person having a bad day, or celebrating an awesome breakthrough in a hard situation, a sunrise, a cup of coffee while sitting with the one they love, a hug from a child, among a hundred other small gifts lost on them, because their focus was all about them!
God loves all his children and blesses them every day; perhaps not in a cloud bursting, firecracker sort of way, but in the gentle touch of a child, a hug from a neighbor, a text sending encouragement or even a simple smile. Noticing and celebrating these kinds of ‘surprises’ can be invigorating and fill our hearts with joy when we notice! And especially when we say thank you to a God who cares about every part of our lives.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT US
Our world (and lives) should not singularly wrap around ourselves, our jobs, our troubles, or any thing else! God as our center, allows us to recognize the Giver of all our very wonderful gifts and the opportunity to say thank you!
FINDING REASONS TO BE THANKFUL
There are going to be days we must look for a reason to be thankful—- but we don’t have to look hard! Waking in the morning and just being alive and able to celebrate life, is reason to be thankful. Having a hand to hold, someone to give (or get) cookies or some other wonderful dessert from, food on our table, hot coffee to sip while watching the sunrise or a sunset, friends or family we can call or text, a note in the mail or a hundred other ‘small’ gestures we can both give and receive, are reasons to be thankful.
Even the ability to ‘give and receive’ is a gift. And what’s even more spectacular than that is, God delights in delighting us! When we just S.T.O.P. long enough to notice, we’ll have a dozen reasons to be thankful, as we recognize all the ‘small, not so grand’ gifts we’ve been given!
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