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Thanksgiving 

Thoughts






SIMPLIFIED GRATITUDE

Sometimes I'm hungry
         I thank God I have food to eat every day
Sometimes I'm sick
         I thank God that I'm usually not
Sometimes I'm cold
         I thank God for a roof over my head
Sometimes I'm in pain
         I thank God it's not every day
Sometimes I'm lonely
         I thank God for all my friends
Sometimes I'm tired
         I thank God for a cozy bed each night
Sometimes I don't want to work
         I thank God for my job
Sometimes I'm sad
         I thank God it is only sometimes
Sometimes......

Every day, each of us are reminded to be grateful - it is that simple!


Give Thanks!


P.S.  This is my 50th and final post on this blog.   Thanks for reading!






  

TIME FLIES BY BUT GRATITUDE REMAINS

Oh dear, I see it has been awhile since I wrote a post for my blog. 

I guess I've had too much of my time occupied with all the details of our recent move.

How time flies.  We have been in our new home for over a  month already.

It has been a very busy month.  So, unfortunately, blogging has been neglected.

But this blog is about gratitude and I have not neglected to have a grateful heart in this past month despite all the activity.  I am grateful for our new home, the abundant sunshine we have had, great family times we have enjoyed and so much more.

I express my gratitude to God every day even amidst the busyness.  I find time alone with Him to chat, sense His presence and focus on His goodness to me.

It is a habit I have nurtured for many years and will continue to do so.  It keeps me close to God which keeps balance and peace in my life.

Life gets busy and then time flies by.  But we each need to nurture the practice of gratitude and times of restful solitude to replenish ourselves. 

Don't lose balance in your life by being so busy that even the essentials to peace and happiness are put on the back burner. 

Daily we need to spend time alone pondering the goodness of life with a grateful heart.  This will help us to achieve peace in the storm, contentment in adversity and an inner joy each and every day.

Give Thanks!

A GIVING GOD!

As I read my Bible this morning, Psalm 29:11 stood out to me:

       "God makes His people strong.  God gives His people peace." (The Message)

I believe God is the Giver of all good gifts to me.  James 1:17 says, "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father.....".   When someone thinks of this verse, their first thought would typically be towards the tangible gifts God gives us.

But God gives us so much more!

The biggest and most amazing gift of all is salvation which demonstrates the enormity of His love for us.  Romans 5:8 says, "But God shows His love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us".

God gives us our faith.  Hebrews 12:2 refers to, "Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith".  Romans 12:3 says, "God has allotted to each a measure of faith".  So clearly, even our faith is not something we attain but rather something God gives us.

Well this morning, I was reminded once again of how God gives me the strength I need to climb each mountain and the peace I need to calm each storm.

Many years ago, I wrote a little musical chorus and the words were:

                     Lord give me hope in my hopelessness
                     Lord give me peace in my restlessness
                     Lord give me strength in my weariness
                     Lord give me more of You.

                     You are my Hope
                     You are my Peace
                     You are my Strength
                     Come fill me now

Life is a journey full of many strenuous mountains with glorious views, and many heart breaking valleys with sickening pain.  I am thankful that I have a loving God with me through the good and bad.  He promises to never leave me or forsake me.  (Hebrews 13:5, Deuteronomy 31:6)  And until I meet Him at the end of this road, He will provide for all my needs because He is my Father.  He has even prepared for me a mansion in the heavens where I will some day meet Him face to face. (John 14:2)

This is the Giving God I love and adore.  He provides both tangible and intangible gifts for me each day.  I am forever grateful!

Give Thanks!