Spiritual Thoughts

  W orry is a dark room  where negatives develop. ~ Unknown B e anxious for nothing, BUT  in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be  made known to God. ~ Philippians 4:6

G ratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.  ~ Melody Beattie   I will praise the name of God with song and exalt Him with thanksgiving. ~ Psalm 69:30

T he antidotes for worry are: ·      gratitude, ·      action ·      service, and ·      faith. ~ Jonathan L. Huie   D o not be anxious about anything, BUT in everything by prayer and pleading with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. ~ Philippians 4:6

Friday Tale -  Thanksgiving Alphabet    A lthough things are not perfect B ecause of trial or pain, C ontinue in thanksgiving; D o not begin to blame. E ven when the times are hard, F ierce winds are bound to blow, G od is forever able H old on to what you know. I magine life without His love, J oy would cease to be. K eep thanking Him for all the things L ove imparts to thee. M ove out of "Camp Complaining". N o weapon that is known O n earth can yield the power, P raise can do alone. Q uit looking at the future: R edeem the time at hand St art every day with worship T o "thank" is a command. U ntil we see Him coming, V ictorious in the sky, W e'll run the race with gratitude X alting God most high. Y es, there'll be good times and yes some will be bad, but... Z ion waits in glory...where none are ever sad! ~ Author Unknown   A Psalm for Thanksgiving. Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth.  Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before Him with joyful si...

  P raying without ceasing is not ritualized, nor are there even words. It is a constant state of awareness of oneness with God. ~ Peace Pilgrim   D evote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving. ~ Colossians 4:2 

  B est of all is it to preserve everything in a pure still heart, and let there be for  every heartbeat a thanksgiving , and for every breath a song. ~ Konrad von Gesner    B e anxious for nothing, BUT in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. ~ Philippians 4:6

  G ratitude can transform common days into thanksgiving days, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. ~ William Arthur Ward   I n everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Thanksgiving Challenge -  write or send an email thanking someone  for a kind deed or favor they did for you.     They will be grateful to hear from you  and you will feel great too!  ~ Jim Gentil Let them thank the LORD for His steadfast love,  for His wondrous works to the children of man!      And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,  and tell of His deeds in songs of joy! ~  Psalm 107:21-22  

P ride slays thanksgiving,    but a humble mind is the soil...         out which Thanks naturally grows.  -Henry Ward Beecher When pride comes, then comes shame.   But with the humble is wisdom. -Proverbs 11:2 

T he more we grow in our experience of God's grace,        the more we discover that thanksgiving   isn't simply something we say to God,           but a way of living each day.    -PsalmThoughts   I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving   and call on the name of the Lord.    -Psalm 116:17