ANY one year in
the time that is our lives is 365 days full of life — each day possibly a whole
motion picture epic in and of itself. These things and many more we can be thankful
for.
1. A New
Friend Made
We meet new
people all the time, but there’s a particular person you’ve met this year
that’s changed your life for the better.
Or perhaps it’s the case that a person you knew or knew of has now come
to take a significant role in your life.
And the hope remains, that there is a person you’re yet to meet who will
make your life ever so sweet.
2. A Goal
Accomplished
Something
differentiates the year from past years.
Something accomplished makes this year significant. And this significant thing is sufficiently
big to cause us to be in awe of what we’ve accomplished. What a blessing that we can do a thing that
remained elusive. One goal achieved
holds us open to the hope of the next goal to be achieved.
3. A Fear
(or Challenge) Conquered
Some things seem
impossible to conquer, until someone inspires us to break through the glass
ceiling. Or perhaps we had no choice but
to punch on through the fear. Whatever,
it’s a wonderful thing to be thankful for — a fear conquered — not least for
the confidence it proffers us in taking on and vanquishing future fears.
4. A Goodbye
Said
Life is replete
with loss. We are required to say
goodbye. And what on earth is there to
be thankful for in that? Simply this:
that we miss them in the first place, that they meant and still mean so much to
us, speaks volumes for our love and for the love we experienced. Let’s praise God for the glory encased in
love.
5. A
Struggle Endured
Some years are
defined by struggle, and most years feature a significant struggle that our
lives were called to bear for that time.
Thank God for the strength he gave you; that you did not give up; that
you remain in contention of the prize at hand.
6. One More
Year Experienced
One more year on
this glorious earth! One more year to
stow as a mishmash of experience, and yet we do not yet know what eternal
significance is laden in our experience.
Thank God that you experienced all the bigness, consciously, in all the myriad
little moments of one year.
7. Hope of Another
Year Ahead
This is our
hope. No matter how bad life seems there’s
typically a drive within us to remain alive.
We ought to thank God for such a prospect.
© 2015 Steve Wickham.
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