Thankful Thursday

It's been hot here for the last week since our AC died. It also doesn't help when your computer is in the hottest room in the house, hence the sporadic posting. However, we have relief!

The common graces of cooling technology and duct tape

A brother from church installed a couple window units the other evening. It has made a huge difference in our comfort level and the comfort of the bunnies who can't take off their fur suits. Lord willing, the house unit will be replaced, but in the meantime, I am very thankful for cool air and the help of a brother in Christ. Even the sight of the duct tape causes me to rejoice.

I'm also thankful for God's protection when a ceiling fan burned out on Monday. I don't know whether there was the potential for an electrical fire, but it certainly smelled awful. I'm grateful for electricians and a working fan again.

I'm thankful for books that encourage me to think and speak carefully. There are issues that I am passionate about, but I want to be intellectually honest, not manipulative, in my arguments. This requires discipline, but the pursuit of truth with integrity is worth it.

I'm thankful for the upcoming long week-end.

I'm thankful for my country, but my citizenship and hope are in heaven.

I'm thankful for reminders like this from John Newton:

There is one political maxim which comforts me, "The Lord reigns." His hand guides the storm, and he knows them which are his, how to protect, support, and deliver them. He will take care of his own cause, yea, he will extend his kingdom even by these formidable methods. Men have one thing in view, he has another, and his counsel shall stand.