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…

30 Days of Thanks, Day 18 God never changes. As we read day 18 of the 30 days of thanks reading plan on YouVersion.com, we see that the same God who has been there and saved us before will be there to save us again. Read 1 Corinthians 16:35. God never changes and as a result, we can trust him to be there for us. The pay successors and victories are simply an indicator of all that God is able to do and we can trust him to lead us through whatever we are going through now. Are we trusting God and remembering how he had been there for us…

30 Days of Thanks, Day 17 What are our blessings? As we look at day 17 from the 30 days of thanks reading plan on YouVersion.com, we are looking at 1 Corinthians 10:16. We’ve talked a lot about being thankful and the importance of Thanksgiving in our lives. What are some of the blessings that God has given us? When we look through all the areas of our life, what are we most thankful for? What has God gifted us with? What are our blessings? Sometimes in life, we can become overwhelmed with all of the things that are going on and all of the things that we feel like…

30 Days of Thanks, Day 16 What foundation are we laying? Reading through day 16 of the 30 days of thanks reading plan in YouVersion.com we see the importance of laying a foundation in the Lord in Ezra 3:11. When you think back over this year, 2021, what has been the focus for you this year? Where have you sought to allow God to work in your life? What foundation have you laid in Christ? As we look forward to 2022, how is God working and moving and how is he going to continue doing that into next year? Our actions from this year have laid the foundation for what…

30 Days of Thanks, Day 15 Change is constant. How do we praise God through change? As we read through day 15 of the 30 days of thanks reading plan on YouVersion.com, we are brought to Psalms 7:17. The reading plan for today asks us to reflect on the idea of change. What strikes me is while change is absolutely inevitable for us in every area of our life, the exception is God. God is unchanging. He is the same yesterday today and forever. Because of our relationship with God, we have something steadfast to hold on to while the rest of the world is changing in chaos around us.…

30 Days of Thanks, Day 14 Enduring thanks. As we read through day 14 of the 30 Days of Thanks reading plan on YouVersion.com, we see the importance of enduring thanks. Read Psalm 118:29. As we are giving thanks to the Lord? God’s love and trust and grace endures forever. As we thank God for all these things, we see the enduring quality that our thanks has, the enduring quality that our thanks reflects. As we think through what we are praising God for, we can realize that praise will last. It will endure. I am so thankful for all that God has done in my life. God has brought…

30 Days of Thanks, Day 13 Generosity results in Thanksgiving. Today we are looking at Day 13 on the 30 Days of thanks reading plan on YouVersion.com and the focus is 2 Corinthians 9:11. When we are generous, that results in thanks. Being generous blesses others. This results in meeting needs and sharing God’s love. When we share God’s love then we end up praising God and others praise God with us. Generosity doesn’t just mean money, but can include expertise, time, and many other things. How are we demonstrating generosity to other that we are around?do other give thanks or praise God because of us?

30 Days of Thanks, Day 12 What does it mean to devote yourself to prayer? As we read day 12 of 30 days of Thanks in the reading plan on YouVersion.com, take a look at Colossions 4:2. When we think about being devoted to something, do we understand the idea of being devoted to prayer? We may think about being devoted to God and that is truly important, but being devoted to prayer is a demonstration of our devotion to God. Prayer is simply communication with God, and so it is a reflection of the strength of our relationship. We cannot be devoted to God without being devoted to prayer.…

30 Days of Thanks, Day 11 Today in the United States, we celebrate Veterans Day. This is a day where we remember all of the individuals who have served our country in the armed forces. Appropriately, this brings us to 1st Corinthians 15:57 as we read day 11 of the 30 days of thanks plan in YouVersion.com. God gives us the victory! We are so thankful for all that our service men and women have done for us over the years and protecting us and our freedoms. Ultimately, no matter where we are, God is the one who provides our victory. Do we remember and celebrate our victories? God is…

30 Days of Thanks, Day 10 We need others. As we continue through day 10 of the 30 days of Thanks reading plan on YouVersion.com we focus on 2 Thessalonians 1:3. As we continue to look through the things that we can be thankful for, do we understand how important the other people are in our life? We need the others in our life and we can be thankful to God for all that they do and provide for us. When we look around us, who are our go-to people? Who are the people that we know that we can count on to be with us? Are those people encouraging…