Daily and Weekly Christian Inspiration
Thanking God for His blessings on the lives of these three little girls who grew up to love the Lord and are serving Him faithfully in various ministries around the USA, in Nashville TN, Austin TX and Charlotte NC.
My young daughters, Kathleen, Patsy and Angela during their first Thanksgiving in the USA after immigrating from the UK in 1972.
Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go:and when he is old, he will not depart from it
Giving thanks causes you to be reminded of what you are thankful for and this gives you a fresh appreciation of all the blessings in your life. This appreciation stokes the flame of joy unspeakable to burn afresh in your heart.
As the old hymn says:
Count your many blessings
Name them one by one
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done!
Bless the Lord, O my soul,and forget not all his benefits:
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things. Psalm 103:2
Why does God continually remind us to be thankful?
A thankful heart is full of praise, which ushers us into His presence.
A thankful heart blesses the Father’s heart.
A thankful heart is a soft, pliable heart that God can mold to
His image.
A thankful heart is a joyous heart that strengthens us spiritually.
A thankful heart remembers His faithfulness in the past
thereby feeding our faith to trust Him for our future.
A thankful heart will be a good steward of blessings.
Dear Child,
If you appreciated all My blessings in your life, your heart would overflow with joy! Giving thanks causes you to be reminded of what you are thankful for and this gives you a fresh appreciation. If you are thankful for My blessings, you will enjoy them, if you take them for granted they will not give you joy, for they will be put on the shelf for another day like a discarded gift. Enjoy life, it’s My greatest gift, when you enjoy life you have a thankful heart, and a thankful heart is pleasing in My sight.
Thus saith Papa.
CHALLENGE: Have the moths of discontentment, complaining and lack of appreciation eaten away holes in your garment of praise, leaving it thread bare, and robbing your life of joy?
Read more on my chapter on gratitude in “DEVELOPING A SECRET HISTORY WITH GOD”
The following word the Lord gave me several years ago rings again in my ears as the cash registers begin to incessantly ring with crowds at the mall increasing and parking a car almost impossible.
Dear Child,
The pressure and stress that robs you of the joy of the season, has been manufactured by man, and has led man into slavery, when this season was to set men free from the bondage of this world. The angels cry “joy to the world” not “stress to the world”. Do not try to package My gift in wrapping paper of stress tied up with a bow of pressure! My gift came wrapped in joy and tied with love. May the joy of the season overflow from your heart as you extend your arms as ribbons of love to others.
Thus saith Papa
“It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that make us happy”
Charles Spurgeon
Page 149 DEVELOPING A SECRET HISTORY WITH GOD
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