Are we guilty of doing, '...and such like'.

Galatians 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of Elohim.
Two days after Thanksgiving, and I am looking at these verses.  Spending time preparing for the feast gives little time preparing the heart to give thanks.  Thanksgiving is now dubbed 'Turkey day', and once again something that is cause for us to reflect becomes focussed on the wrong thing.  Whether it is remembering the shared meal between the Native Indians and Pilgrims, or other historical stories, remains unimportant.  What is important is our Thanksgiving to our creator, the Elohim of the Universe. 

I was reading through the verses above, after spending hours preparing, eating, then shopping, and wondered at how I would recall the events of the weekend.  I sat waiting for my daughter and son-in-law to make a purchase, for an hour at our first stop on Saturday, and started to get irritated.  Did I give thanks for anything?  I have a daughter who is happily married to a great guy; I was being chauffeured by my son-in-law; they were able to pay their own way; I was able to pay my own way; I was able to spend the day shopping; I had plenty of food in my fridge to feed us all for another day; I had a chair to sit upon in the store.  The list goes on, but I sat miserably.  Of course I am ashamed for my actions, and was so at the time, but not before I had wallowed in self pity for quite some time. 

What I encountered, or was guilty of, were not those specifically mentioned above.  They all fell into the category of  'and such like'.  I really was displaying the 'and such like' sins. 

It is very easy to look at a list and think, 'but I was not guilty of any of those', yet fail to understand that the 'and such like' adds everything else to the list.  Being born again, giving our life to Messiah, means that we are not under the law of Moses, we are under the law of IAUE, Elohim.  This means that we are not restricted to a set of rules, we are free to follow his voice.  However, we do not have a 'get out' clause.  If we act in ways that come under the 'and such like', we are not breaking any laws, but we are insulting our creator. 

Short, but I hope helpful.  The few words I read caused a great dealof personal reflection.  How can I be 'thankful' if I am doing 'and such like....'.  Grace and peace to all.