Thank You Note...

Today I was sitting in church and the theme for breaking of bread service was "Being thankful for the love of Christ." And one of the men that shared a thought was my friend Sam Carl. He shared from Romans 5 (Romans, always a good choice) and as he was tying it in to being thankful he used the illustration of writing thank you note after every birthday or Christmas. One if his thoughts was, "how do you write a thank you note to God?" The answer of course is by living your life for him. But that did get me thinking about a thank you note to God and what that would look like. So here is my version of a thank you note to God.



Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for the gifts you have given me. They are numerous and undeserved. Some times they are taken for granted, but when it comes down to it they are truly appreciated. I would like to take the time and thank you for each of the gifts you have given to me. First and foremost I want to thank you for your son dying on the cross in my place. For that the is no way I can ever repay you. No amount of praise or thanks can ever equal the love of that sacrifice. Thank you for the breath that you continue to lend me day after day. Thank you for the loving parents and family that you have given me. Thank you for my job. Thank you for my car. Thank you for my friends. Thank you for you protection that you show me every day. Thank you for my apartment and the shelter that you have provided for me. Thank you for the love that you have shown me. Thank you for the grace and mercy that you show me. Thank you for my bed and a warm place to sleep. And I know that there is so much more that you have given me or have done for me and I don't think that I can list it all. But thank you for being you. For being a loving, merciful, gracious God. And thank you for having patients with me, for loving me when I forget all you blessings and fail to acknowledge you in every moment of my life and in all the things I do or have.

Thank you,
Your undeserving son,
Jake