More thankful.

I came across some more spiritual blessings to be thankful for.  The Lord has been  drawing me to the book of Ephesians for some time now.  And I was just skimming the 1st chapter when I came across some wonderful blessings to be grateful for.  ( I am guessing if we did this with most chapters of the Bible we would find a ton of them in each book !!)

Ephesians 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has BLESSED US WITH EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING in the heavenly places in Christ.  

v4:  just as HE CHOSE US IN HIM before the foundation of the world, that we WOULD BE HOLY AND WITHOUT BLAME BEFORE HIM IN LOVE, 

v5:  having PREDESTINED US TO ADOPTION AS SONS by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

v6: to the praise of the glory of His grace by which HE MADE US ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED.

v7:  In Him we HAVE REDEMPTION through His blood, the FORGIVENESS OF SINS, according to the RICHES OF HIS GRACE

v9:  Having MADE KNOWN TO US THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself.  

v11  In Him also, WE HAVE OBTAINED AN INHERITANCE, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will.

v13:  In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation in whom also, having believed, YOU WERE SEALED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT OF PROMISE.  

Every spiritual blessing, holy and blameless, adopted, accepted, redeemed, forgiven, included, inheriting, sealed.  Lord, I am truly blessed and I thank You.
You in Your kindness toward me have done all this.  Lord, the next time I am inclined to complain and gripe please bring me back to this, back to Your Word and Your blessings and Your promises.

Ephesians 2:7  that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.