All
around the world people stopped this last week to remember what they were
thankful for. I was encouraged and amazed too as I gave thanks for the
blessings in my life. On Sunday I visited Calvary church in Salem where I
attended in fifth grade, drove by the house I lived in, and walked around the
school I attended. Saturday I also discovered that the
satellite imagery of the little village of Moanza deep in Congo
had been updated on google earth. I lived at Moanza when I was 7 and have only
been back once many years ago but have many memories.
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God has been with me the whole time guiding
and watching over me whether I was thinking about it or not. And that
is a lot to be thankful for. God has been faithful, and brought me back to
places I have been to show me his power and his will for me. It was fun to look
at myself now and see what God had made me since I last stood in those places.
Proverbs 20:24 says “A man’s steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand his own way?” As I look at all that is happening in my life
now, I don’t understand or realize what is happening all the time. I look ahead
trying to plan and wonder what my life is going to be like over the next few
years. I felt similar in 5th grade, even though they were a whole
different set of issues. I am encouraged that God will be there directing
my steps even though may not understand everything. Someday I will be able to
look back on this time, and realize how faithful God has been, as I am doing
now.
Hope everyone had a great thanksgiving and where able to see the
blessings in your lives.
