Psalm 9

Read Psalm 9 here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+9&version=NIV

Verse 1: I will give thanks to the Lord- I will tell of your wonderful deeds.

I have done this a lot lately. There’s much to be thankful for right now. I’m thankful I bought the new computer I’m typing on just last fall. My old one took 20 minutes to turn on and didn’t have the storage space for worship that this one does. I’m thankful that 5 years ago I started doing video editing at Bethlehem. I’m thankful for youtube tutorials. A cookbook that I got for dirt cheap right before this hit that I’m now working through, speaking of which I’m thankful for cooking with wine, that means I get a drink while both preparing and eating the meal. I’m thankful for leftovers for the first time in my life which means I don’t really have to cook every meal fresh. I’m thankful for Amazon Prime, for not having a family or kids of my own in some ways right now. That means I get to just focus on my relationship with God and my job. It sucks that I probably won’t be married by the time I’m 40 this fall, but still as an introvert quarantine would be very different with a new partner. If I were to be quarantined with someone I didn’t know that well- it would be very hard. I’m thankful for Zoom, scrabble go, amazon prime, facetime, my iphone, that my family is close by that we can leave things on each other’s doorsteps. Thankful that church attendance judging by views is up and giving has been consistent. Thankful for the government giving most everyone $1200 and $500 to kids. Thankful I know very few who have lost money because of the virus. Thankful that not many have been affected- only 7 known deaths in my county and just below 80 in the state of Oregon. Thankful for ministry partners who check in and keep me sane. Thankful for the opportunity to go deeper in God’s Word at this time. Thankful for more time and in some ways less distractions. I can focus on what I believe is most important. Thankful for a friend who got a surgery he’d waited for since October of last year. This means he can live without a feeding tube again soon and experience his first meal next week. I can’t imagine what that would be like. And his faith is incredible.

The list could go on a long ways. What are you thankful for? If there is a comment section below this- write it there- if not e-mail me: ericmoswald@gmail.com I haven’t spent time figuring out how this page works. But here’s the thing-if we don’t declare or count those things we’re thankful for we take them for granted. And others do too. Most of the time I get busy and forget all the amazing things that God is doing. So count your blessings today while we have the time. The beauty of this time is knowing we’re not in control and have to depend on God, Amazon Prime, Netflix, and others to get us through. One of those is more important than the rest. But it’s an unusual time to be dependent like a child right now. But that’s where God wants us. To have faith like a child. Depend on him!