Thankful Thursday - The Basics

The Bible teacher at church was making a point about the Holy Spirit. He used a network analogy comparing the Holy Spirit to a computer. When we boot the computer and search the web, we connect to the world. When we receive Christ as our savior the same Holy Spirit that connects us to God connects us to each other.

Today at Thankful Thursday we are thanking God for the basic things in life. I have been so blessed by the Christian blogoshere that I need to take this day and thank the Lord for the good influence that bloggers have on my life. I work in the housing industry and business has been slow. The upside of my predicament is that I can log on to inspirational blogs that encourage me and uplift me. Hours at the office no longer drag not to mention the hope that uplifts my spirit. Thank you, blogger friends, for sharing your love for the Lord and touching the lives of others.

I started my blog six months ago and in just that short time, I have made some wonderful godly contacts. My life is blessed by them and I don’t even have to leave my office! I know just where to go if I want to learn more about healthy living or be inspired to decorate or organize my home. I’ve found women sharing wisdom about raising families and posting photos of their adorable kiddos. Some women write about their church involvement, their health issues and their prayer life. I Thank God today for their talents and gifts of expression!

I can see why some blogs get bunches of awards; they are beautiful. This inspires someone like me who is not that technical yet and only can post pictures! I love to learn and I’m excited to tackle more. I’m thankful for the inspiration of the beautiful layouts I see. But, ultimately, blogging is about relationships. I’m thankful the way God made us women; we excel at getting to know one another and helping each other. It doesn’t take us long and we’re sharing about what we think and feel.

I remember telling my daughter that my blog is dedicated to connecting with my family back east; thus, eliminating emails and sharing a slice of my life. I told her that other than family, I don’t think anyone else reads it. She opened my blog and put a feed thingy on it. I was amazed as we watched viewers all over the country, and some internationals even, log on. My blog is only a few months old, and I am blessed to have a few followers. I was thanking God for them a while back and felt like He impressed me to pray for them. I may not know some of them real well, but I’m thankful when He gives me a special scripture I can pray just for them!

I laugh when I remember when I was blogging only a few short weeks, and left comments on Kay’s blog. I was so impressed with her place but really didn’t have much posted at mine yet. She visited me faithfully though I had nothing to offer her! So that’s what “comments” do! My friendship with her is an answer to prayer to connect with another woman different from me living in a different part of the nation! I’ve read that same thing on a lot on others blogs and it tickles me to see strangers become friends through their posts. It is like the Bible teacher stated, we have the spirit of God connecting us to each other and to the Lord.

Thank you, Iris, for hosting Thankful Thursdays and encouraging us women to take time out to thank our God. You have great ideas!