Well it's hard to follow last night's blog. We had such a wonderful day on our tourist day, there were lots of photo's taken and many places traveled. The tour guide asked if we were taking the next day off to rest when he dropped us off at the end of our day, we had crammed so much into our day.
Today started out a bit slower and concluded much the same. We began devotions with the 34th Psalm reminding us that we should worship God if you want the best, as worship opens doors to all his goodness, as paraphrased in the Message. It seems this trip has been about being thankful and worshipping God for the simple yet plentiful gifts He shares with us daily. Here are some examples that may not have crossed your mind. I am incredibly thankful for a cool clean shower. You might be saying "Is that your shower"? Yes it was until it had a shower head replaced today. With or without a shower head, it was so refreshing.
This woman will spend 3 hours, yes 3 hours making tortilla's for her family. A supermarket just minutes from our home is yet another gift given from the Lord that I am sure I rarely thank Him for.
I am often grateful for my bed. Here in Managua you see this daily on the street. It is a sure reminder that we should be thankful for the extravagant luxury of a mattress and clean sheets.
One thing that I can say that I have probably never thanked the Lord for is garbage pick up, but after seeing the dirty city streets and watching the children play in trash littered streets, I am so thankful for this weekly gift.
Romans 8: 28 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him......
I pray I will be more thankful from now on.
Blessing to you. God willing we'll be home two days. 41 hours but whose counting.
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