A Time of reflection

"Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our maker!"
Psalm 95:6)
"But then I recall all you have done, O LORD; I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago."
Psalm 77:11-12

We are used to being so busy running here and there that we forget what it is to make time for reflection. Taking the time to reflect and remember important things. 

There are always things to do, places to go and people to see, but we must make time in our busy schedules to stop and reflect on the goodness and graciousness of God.  It's something that should be done weekly, yes weekly because we soon forget to count our blessings by naming them one by one.

How often do you go down memory lane recalling the many times the Lord God has answered your prayers, delivered you and opened doors that led to your success? What about all of the times He sent unexpected blessings; did you stop to thank Him for that?  

If we stop to consider where we would be had the Lord not saved us by His grace, we'd see the long list of things that require praise and thanksgiving.

God desires that we be a thankful people. A people who are grateful and appreciative for everything He has done for us. We may even forget things like:

​>Waking up each day clothed and in our right minds
>Having our six senses functional
>Being fortunate in having a roof over our heads with food to eat each day
>24/7 protection
>Access to God through prayer and the reading of His Word

There are tons of things to give thanks for on the daily, but something deeper takes place within us when we start from the beginning of our lives tracing the hand of God throughout every turn in the road to where we are today. This is important to do lest we forget how far we've come by His grace.

As we near the end of another year that sped by quicker than the last one, may we stop long enough to ponder what great things God has done for us. May we think deeply on each event and praise God for all He's done in our lives.