Thankfulness & Rejoicing

"This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24

I had to keep reminding myself of the above verse, today. I went in to use my computer this morning and smelled on awful, hot, electronic odor. My hard drive & power supply had apparently fried. It had been at least nine months since I last backed up my files. I know there are some things lost.

I spent several hours fretting about all the files I lost. Then I caught myself. Does any of it really matter? In the whole scheme of life, is it important? I still have my family, my house, my health. I am thankful that wasn't the only computer in the house. I am thankful it was just a computer, not my house burning down.It's important to remember to be thankful for what we do have, not regretful of what we don't have. It's easy to forget that each day is a gift from God. Even if the day is hard, frightening, and you feel as if you don't want to trudge on, the fact that you woke up this morning is a gift.

Today is a pretty, sunny day. Birds are singing. There was a time not so long ago that I wouldn't have cared about that. I was stuck, just trying to survive each day, sometimes each hour. God was still there, though it didn't always feel like it. He was there, carrying me.

Psalm 42:5 "Why are thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted in me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance."