Thankful Thursday

I am borrowing Kim's theme for Thursdays, because there is always something for which I can be thankful.

I am thankful for a good report from a medical test I had on Monday. According to the doctor, there was a 98-99% chance that everything was fine, and the procedure confirmed this.

While we were in the waiting room, I had a chance to fellowship with my friend who was my chauffeur that day. She shared that her default mode was to do better and try harder in an effort to be right with God. She and her husband were reading something by Martin Luther, and the doctrine of Christ's imputed righteousness (she didn't put it exactly like that) dawned on her. It has been an encouragement to see how the gospel is changing her life.

I am thankful for Spiritual Depression - Its Causes and Cure by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. I feel as though he was reading my mind when he wrote this. Even though the title refers to depression, this book would be applicable to any believer who has felt discouraged at any point in his/her Christan walk. That would cover just about everyone, I think. I appreciate how Lloyd-Jones consistently turns his readers away from navel gazing and looking to Christ.

Finally, I am thankful that our guinea pig is still alive. His behavior has been going up and down for the last several weeks. There were some days when we would check to see if he was still alive. On Tuesday, he managed to get to a plastic bag that I had clipped to the side of his cage and promptly ate a section of it. I have no idea why plastic would be appealing particularly when he was not eating his normal food. Of course I felt terrible, imagining an impending GI blockage. Thankfully, his output has not ceased. We'll still keep a close watch on him. It's interesting how pets, even though they are just animals, have a place in our hearts.

I hope there is much that you are thankful for today.