Timing

God's timing is always perfect. We can be confident in this. I am very thankful for His perfect timing in every aspect of my life. Even when I don't agree with His timing, I know that He is the one who made it. He is the one who spoke and created time. Trusting in Him should be enough. I shouldn't ever question His timing. Thank you Jesus!

Jehovah Jirah

As I lay in my comfy bed and type this I am reminded today of how much God provides. This year especially have we seen this so true and real in our lives. It is so easy to forget that even our next breath is a gift from God. I am thankful for life and all that God fills it with. Whatever it is that we need He already knows. Nothing is a surprise to Him. Thank you Lord!

Also since I didn't get a chance to say what I was thankful for yesterday, I just wanted to give God thanks for some friends of ours nephew who had been diagnosed with cancer and undergoing chemo therapy has had the tests come back and he is cancer free. Thank you Jesus! YOU deserve all the glory God!

Four days of thanksgiving

See, I told you I would mess up. I didn't expect it to happen so quickly though ;) Okay although I have gone MIA the last four days I am here and ready to blog about what has been on my heart. So here it goes, for November 10th, I was so bummed I didn't get on here and write about what I was thankful for. It was and is a big one. I am thankful for HOPE. Romans 4:18 says this, "Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed." The Bible also says "faith is being certain of what you hope for." And again, "Those who hope in the Lord, shall renew their strength..." Christ is my hope, He is the prize. Even when circumstances go against everything I know about God and who He is, I will "walk and not grow weary" because my hope is in Him.

Which leads to the next thing that I am thankful for and praise God for. It is the wonderful truth that I do not have to hope in myself or my own ability to do or not do something. I know the reality is that I am human and I will always come short, no matter how hard I try. "For all have sinned and fall short of the gory of God." I am definitely included in that "all". Oh but to know Him and His promises, to listen to His word brings faith, and faith comes from hope.

Next, I am so very thankful that God does not fit in my limitations. He does not fit it my box. He is like an ocean with no floor, with no shore, He is limitless. I could go on and on with this but my words will never be sufficient enough. So I will just continue to praise Him.

Lastly(for today), I am giving my God thanks for my husband. I am thankful for marriage and what it stands for, for the sanctity of it. I am thankful that God Almighty knew what He is doing when He picked Steve for me. God has sustained us through so much, He has brought us through many low valleys, and He has placed us on the mountain tops together. I consider it a joy to be his wife and I love him dearly. Thank you Jesus!

My Strength

Today I have been thinking a lot about what my friend Rachael said she was thankful for last week. I wanted to share it because I could not agree more with this statement: "I am thankful that I don't have to be the strong one". We can rely on the strength of the Almighty. I am His child, and all I need to do is trust in my Father, trust in the strong one. I don't have to pretend that I have all the answers or have it all together at all times. The truth is that I am a helpless soul who has no strength in and of myself, but my strength comes from the Lord. Thank you Lord that you don't leave me helpless. You reveal to me my helplessness so that You can show me Your greatness, thank you for that Lord!

Presence

Today I am thankful for God's promises that He will never leave me. I am so thankful that He is with me always. No matter what circumstances this life delivers, I can count that He is there with me in the midst of them. I never walk alone...Thank you Jesus!

Health

Today I am thankful for my health and the health of my family. I'm grateful to Jesus for healing Nathanael's little body earlier this year and for keeping him healthy since then. I don't want to ever take for granted the life, health and every breath that He gives me. Thank you Jesus for being my creator and healer!

Family

Today, I am thankful for my family. That including the family of God. My brothers and sisters in Jesus. I am thankful for the support from them, and for the encouragement. I am amazed at how God works in our lives and how His love towards us gives us all a common bond. I love meeting all sorts of different people and yet serving the same Lord. We all come from different backgrounds. We all have a story to tell that is all our own, but when it comes down to it, we have the same king. There is such fellowship there in bringing glory to God. Thank you Lord for intricately working in us all to bring glory to Your name!

Prayer

Today, I am thankful for prayer. I am thankful for the open door to God. For the lengthens He had to go to bring us into fellowship with Himself. I am thankful for the power that torn the veil, so that you and I can know Him. What a blessing. What power there is in prayer, united, in one accord. There He is with us. Thank You Jesus for making a way!

Thanksgiving

Philippians 4:6-8 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God which surpasses understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."

I'm back...and thankful! It has been a very long time since I have blogged. But I keep my account open because I knew the reason I started this blog in the first place was for good reason. I wanted to record the goodness of God because I know how quickly I forget. Silly I know, but I need to write it down.

Last year at this time I remember doing the month of thanksgiving. Where everyday I would share something that I was thankful for. I remember wanting to continue it on even past the holiday of Thanksgiving, because there is so many reasons to be thankful. I couldn't squeeze it all in to one month! After thinking about that today it occurred to me if for the rest of my life, if I lived to a ripe age, everyday if I were to say something that I were thankful for, still that would not be enough. I'm going to need heaven for that, eternity. That is how much God deserves my thankfulness.

So for the time being, I have decided to do this for a year, and this blog will be where I record it. I know I will probably fail (just warning you ahead of time), but that never means that God fails. I can't wait to see what the Lord continues to reveal to my heart of all the different aspects of Himself, and to share them on here and why I am thankful. So here it goes... Wait can I start off with two things that I am thankful for today? Well, I'm going to.

First, I am thankful for God's trustworthiness. He is beyond worthy of my trust. Thank you Jesus for showing me that You are trustworthy throughout this past year. You are always deserving of my trust, but especially this year you have shown me in so many beautiful ways. Thank you Jesus! Psalm 84

Second, I am thankful for the good report that Daisy Love Merrick's scan came back all clear today...the cancer cannot be seen. I am thankful for your healing on her body and for the work that you are doing through her and her amazing family. Bless them Lord! Keep them in your perfect peace. Thank you Jesus!