We here in the US recently celebrated Thanksgiving.  It is a great holiday, one of my faves, marked by copious amounts of delicious food and spending time with family and friends and (at least for Christians) reflecting and giving thanks for God’s blessings.

Like so many folks, I was thinking about all the many things I have to be thankful for and this year, especially with the beautiful growth of my relationship with Katie, I have some super extra special things I am praising God for.

I read an interesting article by John Piper last week that really gave me pause to think.  If my thankfulness to God goes only as far as WHAT God does for me and never extends to being thankful for WHO He is, then my thanks is rather shallow and my lack of appreciation for God is rather insulting.  God’s gifts to us are an outpouring of who He is.  He is holy, loving, merciful, kind, righteous, magnificent…so many glorious things.  While I need to certainly be thankful and thank God for what He does for me, I also, and more importantly, need to be thankful for who He is.  I must glorify and praise Him for that.

Anyway, that is just something I was convicted of this Thanksgiving and  my prayer for myself this coming year is that my praise and thanks to God will include my gratitude for the great and wonderful things He does for me as well my praise and thanks for who He is!