Be Thankful

The other day I was driving down the street counting my blessings and reminiscing on the goodness of God. Then, before I knew it I was overtaken with feelings of pure gratitude. I thought about how faithful God has been to me and how excited I was about being alive and knowing Him. Nothing outside of God concerned me at that time. It didn't matter what material things I had or didn't have, but what did matter was my acknowledgement of a loving God. My heart and my mind was strictly focused on Him with an attitude of gratitude. What about you? Have you taken time out of your busy life lately just to think of the goodness of God and to thank Him? If not, now would be the perfect time to do so. Psalm 136:1 states, "O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever."   

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Thankfulness is an expression that should last throughout the year. We all should be grateful and rejoice that we're still here. For God has been so good and so very kind. We shouldn't thank Him once a year, but thank Him all the time.

 

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It's Time To Move Forward

Have you suffered a loss or a major disappointment lately that has paralyzed your progress of moving forward? Was it the loss of a job or a loved one? Or was it the disappointment of a failed relationship? Whatever it is that has you cemented in pain, I hope that these words of encouragement will set you free from despair. There are times in all of lives when we've had to endure a loss of some sort; and for many of us, our experiences have been extremely overwhelming. The unexpected events of life will often throw curve balls that will knock us off base and make us feel that we don't have what it takes to recover and move on. However, I assure you that all loss doesn't have to be perceived as bad, because there are times that we must suffer a loss to gain something greater. Ecclesiastes 3:1 states, "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven." Have you ever lost a job only to gain a better one? Have you lost a loved one to gain a better appreciation for life? Have you lost a turbulent relationship only to gain peace? Therefore, all things are working together for every season of your life. I challenge you today to get up and look past your pain. Ask God to show you what it is for you to gain, because it's time to move forward.  

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