Thanksgiving

I have so much to be thankful for this year. I could make a list a mile long, should I take the time to consider everything, and to write it all down. Thankful ofr my friends and family, for my salvation in Christ, for God's guidance, and knowing that God is watching over me and everyone that I care about. There is one thing that bothers me about Thanksgiving in America. People take the time to think of what they have to be thankful for, but who are they thankful to. You can not just say thankyou, and not direct it towards anything. I bet that many people didn't think of that when they were list things they had to be thankful for. I have no problem directing my thanks to one place. I am thankful to God for all things I have, and all I have bee priviledged to do. I thank him ofr the peopel I have the priviledge to know, and the ones he has brought unexpected my way, buyt what about other people? What about atheists? Who do they think. I gurantee that they celebrate the holiday, but why are they thankful if they have no one to thank? How lost an meaningless this day has become, and that is why. That is why all we think of is a big meal, and a giant turkey. it is the same reason why we say X-mas. We take out the meaning, and if you take out the meaning why is it worth celebrating at all. This year I hope more peopel will realize who deserve their thanks.

Branching

Today is Veterans Day, and we had a parade here at school. I actually ended up watching it from the side line. As the names of the wars were read off, I was held in captivation. I have recently been challenged to come to an understanding of why peopel can take some opinions, but as I stood there two very important things where reaffirmed in my mind. First my duty to God and secondly my duty to country. I was disgusted when I picked up our school newspaper and read a story about a group that claims to be Baptist. This group goes to the funeral of dead American soldiers and prtotests the military claiming that IEDs are Gods way of judging us. After reading this I spent the rest of the day in frustration. How can peopel be so cruel, and ever claim to be servants of God. Well, than they will hate me more, because I am taking the gospel of Christ to those very soldiers, and I do not look down on them. They are my brothers in arms. Also today I sat in an overflowing chapel on campus and wathced as the seniors in the Armyt department found out what branch they would get. How fitting for Vetrans Day . Something inspired me as i wathced peopel so determined to do their duty, when the a good portion of the American public will not support them. Some got the branch they wanted and some did not, yet I am confident that each man will do his duty wherever they are placed. I myself have chosent the military, because I feel it God's will for my life. It perhaps is something I never thought I would find myself doing, but now that I am here I refuse to look back. I will stand in proud defiance to all who would insult the uniform I wear and more importantly the ideals I know to be true. This is one thing that has no compromise. You are either right or you are wrong.