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Unchanging Gratitude

The international picture keeps changing. Alliances are shifting. I’m not sure which nations are friends and which are enemies. Even in our own country, we are sifted into ever-changing categories that don’t necessarily make sense.   James 1:17 (NIV) Every … Continue reading

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Changing Gratitude

  Seems like I’m surrounded by change:     New traffic patterns Weather Changing rules & regulations Changing allies and enemies And I don’t like it. Sometimes I long to be that head-in-the-sand ostrich–if I don’t see it, it isn’t … Continue reading

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I Will Gladly Praise You Today for a Blessing on Tuesday

  Thank you, Wimpy, for today’s headline. We all relate to the “gimme now, I’ll pay you later” life view. Harder to grasp is the “praise God now for future blessings” mindset.   Remember that God exists outside of time. … Continue reading

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Praise Today for Tomorrow’s Blessings

  For what are you most grateful?     Family and friends Answers to today’s prayers I seem to have misplaced my attitude of gratitude I bumped up against this intriguing thought in a book I’m reading: “We will all … Continue reading

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Closeted Treasures

    Line the walls of your prayer closet with shelves where you keep your answers to prayer.   From time to time, pick up these treasures and remember the circumstances. Remember how God answered your prayer at just the … Continue reading

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Personal Enough

  I’ve been thinking about dayenu–“it would have been enough”–and how it applies to me. Here are a couple personal enoughs:     If I had a safe, warm home, it would have been enough. But You provided a unique house … Continue reading

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More Than Enough

    Do you want more?     More money More sleep More time More wisdom There is a part of the Passover Seder ritual called “Dayenu” – meaning it would have been enough (as in, “Had He brought us … Continue reading

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With Gratitude for All

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Corporate Gratitude (Thursday)

  I thank God for my blessings – EASY I thank God for blessings bestowed on my loved ones – EASY   I thank God for blessings bestowed on people I don’t especially like (i.e, the whiners, the tricksters, people … Continue reading

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Corporate Gratitude (Wednesday)

It isn’t a competition, you know–God’s blessing is an unlimited resource.     “An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each … Continue reading

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