I Thes. 5:18 says, "In everything give thanks..."
Those words came to me this evening as I was in the laundry room on my sixth load of laundry for the day. I don't like laundry, in fact I practically loathe it. But the fact that I have five children means that I also have a ton of laundry. I am always trying to figure out ways of making my laundry life easier. I have tried to hire someone to come in once a week to help, I have looked into wash and fold, and a laundry delivery service, but it either didn't work out or was too expensive.
So tonight as I was washing, drying and folding, the words "give thanks" came to mind. Give thanks that you have a family to wear the clothes. Be thankful for the fun that caused them to get dirty. Be thankful for the quiet time of folding laundry at 11pm and the opportunity to pray and thank the Lord for each of my children as I fold their little shirts and shorts.
We can choose to just get through a chore that we don't enjoy or we can look for joy in it and opportunity. Tonight my laundry taught me about thankfulness.
Dear Father,
Thank you for the small gifts in our lives that You use to show us how to be thankful for what You have given us. This evening I lift up my family. I thank you for the reminders of the fun we have and the love we share. May I continue to see the blessings that surround me each and everyday.
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