What I'm Thankful For

I'm not going to lie; this past year has not been easy. Despite this, I still have a ton to be thankful for. I've always tried to have a grateful heart for what God has blessed me with, but since it's that time of year, I thoughts I would share my heart with y'all.

Even with everything I've had to push through this past year, I am so thankful for:

~God's faithfulness and timing- One of the hardest lessons I've had to learn over the past year is to give up my own sovereignty and trust in God's. I know He knows the desires of my heart, and I trust they will come to bloom in His time because His blessings have constantly showed up for me at the right time, especially when I definitely didn't deserve it.

~Amazing people in my life- My immediate family and my church family have always been a huge blessing. Even though they annoy me at times, I still love them to pieces. My online friends and the Mundane Faithfulness Community have also been amazing. Even though I've only gotten to know them all through the Internet, we've had a ton of meaningful conversations together and everyone's been great support to me through my hard.

~My health and safety- Even though I had to have surgery when I was very young, everything has been perfectly fine since. I have also been so blessed to not have never been in a seriously dangerous situation. I know this is all because of God's protection over me. Thank you Lord~

~Amazing role models in my life- I have been so blessed to witness amazing men and women of God do life and have them mentor me in my own walk of faith. Some have directly mentored to me, while others mentored me without even knowing it. Nonetheless, I am so grateful to have older brothers and sisters in Christ who will I can trust to always help me focus my eyes on Jesus.

~The promise of Heaven- I was dreaming of what Thanksgiving would like in Heaven just last night. I really hope people celebrate it there, because I got all excited as I was daydreaming. Also, someone in the Mundane Faithfulness Community brought up something a while ago about how we were all invited to her MFC party in Heaven. I can't wait to finally meet everyone~

I'm sure there are things I'm thankful for that haven't made it onto this list because of how forgetful I can be. I sincerely hope everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving will have an amazing one~

What are you thankful for despite the hard in your life? Do you often take the time to take your eyes off your struggles and focus on the blessings instead? Are there ways you could try to be more thankful throughout the entire year?