| Sunday, November 19, 2006 |
| Why Give Thanks? |
Thanksgiving is a time of year that you hear people say "Give Thanks," but why? Why should I give Thanks? Do I really have ANYTHING to be Thankful for?
Well, I believe that I do. So, I am going to tell you of just a few things that I am thankful for.
1) I am Thankful for God... a God that allowed his Son to die on a cross for me. In a world that is full of war and death, I have been given inner peace.
2) I am Thankful for Jenny (my beloved wife)...a wife that I do not deserve, a wife that is my best friend. How lucky can a guy be?
3) I am Thankful for my children (Ariel and Benji)...I have seen so many children that are sick and dying. I am Thankful for the colds and coughs that my children get (and pass on to me).
4) I am Thankful for America...I have been to four Continents and I have found one truth among them all - I don't want to live there. Apparently, a lot of the people don't want to be there either, because they are trying to get to America. Have you ever noticed that nobody leaves America to live in another country, but everybody tries to come here? Why, if America is bad?
5) I am Thankful for Soldiers...Soldiers that fight for the freedom and the liberties that we all enjoy. Freedoms that allow people to burn the very flag for which it stands. Soldiers that give people the right to protest against them. I have never seen a protest sign that read "I love the troops, but I hate the war." Remember, it is not the politicians that give you freedom, it is the Soldier!
6) I am Thankful for being rich... We as Americans tend to be spoiled rotten. If you have shoes on your feet (or at least own a pair) you are richer than 85% of the World's population (300 million in America, 6 billion in the world). If you have spare change lying around, you are now richer than 90% of the World's population. If you have $100 dollars in your checking/savings account, you are richer than 95% of the World's population. If you have $1000 dollars in your checking/savings account you are richer than 99% of the World's population. .
7) I am Thankful for being home...If you are going to be home or see friends and relatives this Thanksgiving, I encourage you to stop and say a prayer for the thousands of Soldiers that will not be home. Pray that they will come home safe. I believe that they deserve a prayer sent their way, don't you? There have only been two people that have died for you...one was Jesus Christ and the other is The American Soldier! |
posted by Capt. C @ 12:44 PM  |
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