Its cols outside, hey its cold inside; its cold up north and its cold in the south; its cold everywhere! In fact 49 states have snow right now. The only place you can go to escape the snow is Florida...anyone for a road trip? Seriously, I hope you have enjoyed this week of "staying in." I also hope that "cabin fever" has not set in too dramatically for you and your family. If it has, it is easy to cool off, just step outside.Let me help us get a proper perspective on this cold and snow. Imagine living in a place where the temperatures are 20 to 30 degrees colder, you only get 5 1/2 hours of daylight, and the annual average snowfall is over 7 feet! If you lived in Anchorage, Alaska that would be your world (just ask Mike). We don't life in a cold climate like that and I am pretty sure that by the time you read this the kids will be back in school and most, if not all, of the snow will be gone. I guess I'm writing this to get all of us to count our blessings. We are truly blessed to live in the south. I think we are especially blessed to live in the part of the south where we can look down Highway 9 and see the snow on the mountains in North Carolina, and then turn around a travel 4 hours and be walking on the sandy shores in Myrtle Beach.
We have so much for which to be thankful. Take a moment while reading this and think about seven things for which you are thankful. God ahead, I'll wait. What are the first seven that came to you mind? Now, write them down and spend the next week thanking God for how He has blessed you. Focus on one of those things each day of the week. Change your facebook status each day to let your friends know what you are thanking God for that day.
Let's spend a week just thanking God for the blessings He has showered upon our lives.
Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! (Psalm 34:3)
Grace & Peace,
Scott
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