Kristi Burchfiel

30 Days of Thanks, Day 28 Thankfulness leads to witnessing. As we read day 28 of the 30 days of thanks reading plan on YouVersion.com, we come to Romans 1:8. Paul is giving thanks because of the people’s witness. When we think of witnessing, most people think of lots of different emotions, but thankfulness isn’t usually one of them. Terror, nervousness, and shy would probably top the list. Yet Paul discusses that our thankfulness is tied to our witnessing. Are we witnessing to others? Do we demonstrate our thankfulness through our willingness to witness?

30 Days of Thanks, Day 27 As we look back on this year, what are we thankful for? Reading day 27 of the 30 days of thanks reading plan on YouVersion.com, we see a focus on 2 Samuel 22:50. How are we singing the praises of God among the nations? Do we focus on how to praise God every day? What all do we have to praise him for as we look back on this year? This year of 2021 has been interesting. We were all so excited to get to it because it meant we were leaving 2020 behind. Yet many of the same problems and challenges from 2020…

30 Days of Thanks, Day 26 Thanks and prayers. They go together. As we read day 26 of the 30 Days of Thanks reading plan on YouVersion.com, we see a focus on Philemon 1:4. Do our thanks and pur prayers go together? So often, we have things that we pray for, but it’s things we want fixed or things that we want better. Are we thankful for the situations that God puts us in? How can we be thankful and prayerful at the same time in every area of our lives?

30 Days of Thanks, Day 25 Happy Thanksgiving! For those of us in the United States, today is today set aside where we celebrate all of the wonderful things in our life to give thanks for. However, this is not the only day we should be giving thanks. As we read through day 25 in the 30 days of thanks reading plan on YouVersion.com, we see Ephesians 1:16. We should never stop giving thanks. God is worthy of our best and he is the only reason we have anything good in our life. Are we giving thanks to him regularly and consistently for all that he has done? For those…

30 Days of Thanks, Day 24 Consistent praise. For today in the 30 Days of Thanks reading plan on YouVersion.com, we read day 24 and 1 Chronicles 23:30. Are we consistent in our praise? Do we praise Him in the morning and also in the evening? The same God that gave us the sunrise also gives us the sunsets. Is our praise to him consistent throughout the day?

30 Days of Thanks, Day 23 Tell the whole world. As we’ve been through day 23 of the 30 days of Thanks reading plan found on YouVersion.com, we see today the importance of the importance of spreading the message of all the greatness that God is and has done. See Psalm 105:1. When we think of what it means to tell the world, what do we think of? In our mind is telling the world traveling to foreign countries and sharing the message? Or, do we understand that telling the world can include telling our neighbors, telling our friends, telling our coworkers? We want to be able to tell the…

30 Days of Thanks, Day 22 Do others know we are thankful? Today as we look at the 30 days of thanks reading plan on YouVersion.com, we are drawn to day 22 and the verse 1 Corinthians 14:17. As we read this verse, my first thought was a bit confusing, but as I read the verses around it, I quickly realized that the concern was about people being thankful, but no one understanding what they were saying. if no one hears us being thankful, or worse, if people hear us being ungrateful, then God doesn’t get the glory that he is due. Our praise and our thanks to Him should…

30 Days of Thanks, Day 20 Peace and thanks. They go together. As we read through day 20 of the 30 days of Thanks reading plan found on YouVersion.com, we see that our attitude of thankfulness is directly related to our peace. Read Colossians 3:15. If we have peace in Christ, God’s peace will rule in our hearts, and as a result we will be thankful. We cannot truly understand God’s peace without automatically being thankful for it. When we know the peace that Christ brings in our life, we will understand gratitude and how we can be thankful for everything that we have. Are we truly thankful today? If…

30 Days of Thanks, Day 19 Praise. How do we lift God up in praise? As we read through day 19 in the 30 days of thanks reading plan on YouVersion.com we find ourselves focusing on Psalm 69:30. How do we praise God? What does it mean to praise God? Often we’ll hear about the importance of giving God praise for all that he has done, but sometimes that can be unclear as to exactly how we do that. Praise is simply acknowledging God for who he is and the characteristics and attributes that make up who he is. God is loving, merciful, just, kind, creator, master, Lord. We can…