During my seventeen years of military service, I have been in a lot of situations that were not fun. I endured the unpleasantness of boot camp. I have been to Afghanistan twice and suffered the blistering dry heat and other stresses that come from a combat deployment. I have done field training in the snow. I have worked insanely long hours, and I have been away from home for extended periods more times than I can recall.
Yet even with all of these hardships and unpleasant experiences, I am extremely thankful to serve in the
military. The Lord has blessed me immensely. I have an excellent job that I love. Even when times are tough, I need to be on my knees thanking the Lord for blessing me with this occupation.
Life is hard. We suffer from unfairness, broken promises, broken hearts, and other unfortunate occurrences. For those of us who have accepted Jesus Christ’s gift of eternal life, we have an everlasting hope to sustain us and keep us thankful. No matter how hard life is and how rough the struggle, we know we have heaven waiting for us.