Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy (belated) Thanksgiving! I would have posted yesterday, but was a bit too busy celebrating Thanksgiving with friends and family to sit down long enough to post something…So, some things I am thankful for:

First of all, I am grateful to Jesus Christ for dying on the cross for the sins of the world so we could be saved. I am grateful He revealed my sinful state to me, leading me to repentance through faith by His grace. I am grateful He forgave and saved me and all who call on His name. Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; ⁹ not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.” I am grateful His Spirit lives in us, His Word guides us, and His friendship never fails us. 

Secondly, I am so thankful that God has blessed me with a wonderful family. Nothing in the world could replace my wonderful parents, three brothers, six sisters (one in-law), and the niece who we have yet to meet. 

Thirdly, I have been so blessed with wonderful friends, who are like my second family. Having friends who love you despite your imperfections is a priceless treasure. 

Finally, I am so grateful for The United States of America, were we have freedom to worship our Lord openly, without fear of persecution.  It is my prayer (and the prayer of many others, I am sure) that we might remain free and once again fully return to the truths our founding fathers penned in our Constitution. 

Those are some things that I am grateful for this Thanksgiving/Christmas season; how about you?

In Christ,

~Sonia