Thanksgiving Day 2015, a day I am truly thankful for.
This will not be to tell you to be thankful, The Master Of The UNIVERSE, has given us the instruction to remember, and be thankful.(Deuteronomy 8) Mostly, we do not listen or maybe this is just a rebellion against GOD or good or life. Any of those work as a reason, why most people, refuse to accept GOD, or good, or life. To their own personal harm.
Awaking this morning, I am thanking the ALMIGHTY, for being GOD. One reason, the possibility that any of this universe could exist for more than a few seconds, and then that I would have this opportunity to live, think and write this piece, is so small as to be non-existent without HIM. So I Thank the LORD my GOD, for spending the time and energy that allows me to be here, and only HE knows why. He has granted that I should have this Time of existence in HIS creation to learn, to consider and to choose. You also have this blessing of existence and choosing.
Continuously thankful that I can and do, review the experiences of my life. The good, the bad, and yes, the ugly things in my life, for which, all of them I am thankful for. And yet, there is more, for in remembering, reviewing and considering my thoughts, plans and actions, along with the results they did or did not bring, I am even more Thankful. Some of what I desired would have resulted in much a worse Life or no life. And much of what I did not know I needed, I received without asking. I am so thankful for them.
Not being able to see or read anyone else’s thoughts and memories, there is no way to know if I am the only person that does this. I believe we all have the ability, but most rarely use it. I do know, that it has taken most of my life, to get to the knowledge, a glimps of how grateful I should to be, due to the mass number of blessing I can identify as having received. No, not fame, not glory, not fortune(material wealth), I am not a ruler, but the sheer mass of blessings which have allowed me to get to this moment in Time. I have a soul, I can think, learn, reason and act accordingly, knowing that I will receive from HIM based upon what I do(maybe not on this world, for now is not the right time). Each event in my life, interaction with the world that caused me happiness, pain, joy, sorrow, loss, gain and loss again, and so on and so forth, has allowed me to learn and not to cease to exist, Yet.
Because of events and actions of people choosing for or against the ALMIGHTY, and HIS TEACHINGS, LAWS and COVENANTS(contracts), I get to read and learn about the all of that in the Written Torah and Tanakh. Which I then compare to what I have learned and to my own life. If those that came before had chosen more wisely, we would not have a choice nor a life to make the choice, this time would not happen. Their(mass) non-compliance with that information, has enabled us to learn from our history and HIS TEACHINGS, so that we may choose wisely, even if it is just your soul in the balance. (Your soul is always on the scale of GOOD AND EVIL, and your reward is based on your deeds.)
The last Blessing; the most important Blessing; because HE LOVES US(the SOUL, which is HIS Spirit in you) for most things you only need to consider what you have done, atone for your actions, stop doing evil and be righteous(keep the LAWS and TEACHINGS written by the Hand of Moses.). It takes some time, (for it requires doing), so you should be Thankful that we still have a little time left.
Thank you for reading and considering. Happy Thanksgiving 2015.
My prayer is that The LORD grant you eyes that see, ears that hear and an understanding heart, then you may return unto HIM soon!
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