A Sink Full of Dishes
His Faithful Word:
I Thessalonians 5:18- in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
2 Corinthians 4:15- For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
I still remember the day when God taught me about a thankful heart, it was about 5am on a blistering cold and snowy, Saturday morning. Those that know me, know I am kind of a morning person, and love to get up before everyone else, especially when it is snowing outside. There is something about the snow that brings a comfort to me, all I wanted to do was snuggle up on the couch with my hot tea and read a good book by the fireplace. I thanked God for my idealistic morning to myself. As the clock ticked closer to 7am, I knew my young family would be up soon and breakfast would be at the forefront of everyone's mind.
Walking into the kitchen, the dishes that had been piling up for a few days, were now something I could no longer ignore....especially since I needed clean plates and silverware for my family to eat, and of course getting to the faucet to refill the tea kettle. (To be honest, the thought of using toothpicks to eat waffles crept into my mind...adventrous right? Then my mind went directly to my little ones poking themselves...not so fun.)
Okay, I know what you are thinking...but a sink full of dishes back then was a BIG deal for me, as I was navigating 65 plus hours per week at a full-time job, taking care of our 2 children while my husband was working on the road, as well as healing from a tremendous loss in my immediate family.
As I stood at the sink, overwhelmed at the task in front of me, I began to complain. "Why can't we just have one plate, one bowl, and one cup that everyone uses each day?" or "Now I am going to have to scrub all the dried-up food off of these plates to serve breakfast on them." Then a gentle whisper came to my soul. "Do you see what I see?" (I knew it was God speaking to my heart, He told me I was looking at the wrong thing. I was looking at the "dirty dishes" that were a chore to clean. But He wanted to refocus my heart, looking at all the food on those plates that filled our table. Being reminded of the faithfulness of His provision to our family. My eyes began to fill with tears as I washed not just the dishes needed for waffles that day, but all of them with a grateful heart, knowing that He will fill them once again.
❤️Two main things I have taken away from "A Sink Full of Dishes":
God changed my heart to see as He sees, finding gratitude to His faithfulness in the middle of the trial, changed my life. And... there is always someone who we can give grace to. Ask God to show you someone in your life that needs to see God's faithfulness. Be that person they will thank God for!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
