SUNDAY DEVOTIONAL: HEART OF GRATITUDE.

 

Heavenly Father has truly blessed us beyond measure. God sent His only Son to die for our sins. God has given us the priceless gifts of eternal love and eternal life. We, in turn, are instructed to come before our Heavenly Father with reverence and thanksgiving. But we, as busy women get caught up in the inevitable demands of life, we sometimes fail t pause and thank our Creator for the countless blessings He has bestowed upon us. When we slow down and express our gratitude to the One who made us, we enrich our own lives and the lives of our loved ones too. Thanksgiving should become a habit, a regular part of our daily routines. Since God has blessed us beyond measure, and we owe everything to Him, we should give Him our eternal praise. 
 
"Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endureth to all generations.

- Psalm 100:4-5

"The act of thanksgiving is the demonstration of the fact 

that you are going to trust and believe God. 

-Kay Arthur

God is worthy of our praise and is pleased when we come before Him with thanksgiving. 

-Shirley Dobson

Thanksgiving or complaining-these words express two contrastive attitudes of the souls of God's children in regard to His dealings with them. The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in

everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing.

-Hannah Whitall Smith

It is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain 

about what is not given. One of the other becomes a habit of life.

-Elisabeth Elliot

The ability to rejoice in any situation is a sign of spiritual maturity.

-Billy Graham

 What are some of the things you are grateful for? Comment below. 

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Thankful Thursdays

What I'm Thankful For Today...

Inner peace

Friends that won't shake

For this blog and the readers who won't quit reading

A healing body

For the chance to start all over again, given to me everyday by loving God.

 An abundance of Kleenex in my house

The Lord placing me in the right place at the right time. 



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Thankful Thursdays

What I'm thankful for today....

Love.

 It's completely magical and amazing, isn't it?

Choice. 

 I love that every day I can choose to be happy. Fabulous! 

Acceptance. 

I'm so thankful to those who accept me for who I am and what I believe.

Books.  

There's never a time when I'm not thankful for the words of another.

Change. 

It can be scary at times....but it can be a wonderful thing. 

A Daily Challenge-Attitude of Gratitude

 

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Daily Challenge:

Every word that comes out of our mouths has power in it—creative or destructive, positive or negative. 

 So whether we murmur and complain or give thanks and keep a positive attitude, we are feeding our body, mind and spirit.

We need to ask ourselves, how quick are we to become impatient and begin to complain when stuck in traffic or while waiting in checkout lines? How quick are we to spot and point out the faults of our friends or family members? Do we complain about our job when we should be thanking God that we have one?

The best way to start each day is with gratitude and thanksgiving. I have come to learn that truly thankful people do not complain. They are too busy being grateful for the good things they do have that they have no time to notice the things they could complain about.

Philippians 2:14 says that we are to do everything without complaining or arguing. 

We should make it a daily challenge not to complain or find fault with anything. 

This does not mean that we don’t correct situations that need to be corrected, or that we live with our heads in the clouds, pretending that nothing negative exists. 

It simply means that we try and  make it our goal in life to be as positive and thankful as possible.

Try going to bed at night pondering everything you have to be thankful for. Let it be the first thing you do in the morning. Thank God for all the "little things" we sometimes take for granted: a parking place that He helps you find, waking up on time for work, the fact that you can walk or see or hear, your children…

Don’t be discouraged with yourself when you fail, but don’t throw in the towel and quit either. 

Just keep at it until you have developed new habits and you are living with an attitude of gratitude.

Thank God when He answers your prayers.

Be generous in your gratitude with the Lord and it will help you draw even closer to Him.


What I'm thankful for this day:


*Car
*Job
*A/C 
*Gospel
*Scriptures
 *My health
*Friends
*Family
*Husband
*Jesus Christ
*Place to lay my head 
*Food in our pantry
*God's unconditional love

What are you thankful for?

What are some of the things you complain about?