30 Days of Thanks, Day 9 God’s amazing gift. As we continue reading through the plan 30 days of thanks found on YouVersion.com we see here the focus on Ephesians 2:8. Salvation is God’s amazing gift to us. As we continue to understand more about the precious gift that God has given us, we can’t help but be thankful for all that God has provided. We did not deserve anything and we certainly did not earn it. God gave us his gift of salvation because of who he is, not because of who we are. Have we expressed our overwhelming thanks to God for all that he is provided to…

30 Days of Thanks, Day 8 When we open our mouth, what type of noise comes out? Reading through day 8 of the 30 days of thanks reading plan from YouVersion.com, we see Psalm 95:1. When we open our mouth, what comes out may be songs or shouts, but whatever noise it is should be done to praise God. Our entire being is to demonstrate our love and thankfulness to God. Why do we open our mouths? Today, commit to only opening our mouths to praise God. Let every noise we utter today be a praise to God.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 7 How do we represent ourselves and would we be considered thankful? As we read through day 7 of the 30 days of thanks reading plan on YouVersion.com, we find ourselves in Colossions chapter 3 verse 17. No matter what we do, we should be giving glory and thanks to God. This can be challenging for many of us because we go throughout our day and almost run on auto pilot. We are floating from activity to activity and obligation to obligation without truly thinking about what we’re doing in the moment or figuring out why God has us there in that moment. When was…

30 Days of Thanks, Day 6 Are we expecting God to do good things in our life? As we look today on day 6 of the reading plan 30 days thankful in YouVersion.com, the focus is on Psalm 107:1. What do we expect to receive from God? When we think about all that God and all that God does, do we see him as the source of all that is good in our life? Do we recognize that our attitude of expecting blessing from the Lord impacts our ability to be thankful for what we receive from him? When we understand that God is good and brings situations into our…

30 Days of Thanks, Day 5 Do we worship the Lord because we are thankful or do we worship the Lord because we are compliant? Today as we read through day 5 of the 30 days of thanks reading plan in YouVersion.com we are taken to Psalm 100:4. This is a beautiful psalm all about the praise of the Lord. Are we praising God and giving thanks to him when we are coming to worship him? Even in the midst of difficulty and trial, we are to worship the Lord and to bring our praise before him. We have so many things to be thankful for and demonstrating and sharing…

30 Days of Thanksgiving, Day 4 What do you worry about? Reading through day 4 of the 30 days of Thanksgiving reading plan on YouVersion.com we find ourselves in Philippines 4:6. I’ve always liked the fact that this verse assumes that we will be anxious and worry. God knows us. God knows that we will have things that we are concerned about and worried about. Because of that, he tells us that we don’t need to worry and then he tells us why. We can be thankful instead. We can bring our concerns to him. God loves us and he knows us and he recognizes that while we may be…

30 Days of Thanksgiving, Day 3 As we continue reading through day 3 of the 30 days of Thanksgiving reading plan on YouVersion.com, we see a very familiar verse. Read John 3:16. God loved the world and because of that love he gave his son as a sacrifice to create a way for imperfect people to be in the presence of a holy God. Of all the things that I have and have experienced in my life, I am most thankful for my relationship with Jesus Christ and his sacrifice for me. I cannot think of where I would be if it were not for the work God has done…

30 Days of Thanksgiving, Day 2 What does it mean to devote ourselves to prayer? Reading through day 2 in the reading plan for the 30 days of Thanksgiving, found on YouVersion.com, we find ourselves reading Colossions 4:2. As we devote ourselves to prayer, we find our attitude changing. Our outlook and our focus on life is not the same when we have been spending time with the father. We are more thankful. We are more patient. We are more open to the prompting and the nudging of the Holy Spirit in our life as we go through our day. Are we taking the time in prayer? Are we going…

30 Days of Thanksgiving During this month, I invite you to join me going through the 30 Days of Thanksgiving reading plan on YouVersion.com. Today the focus is on 1 Thessalonians 5:18. When you think about what God’s will for you, what do you think about? What comes to mind? For most people, they don’t think about being thankful. But, God desires for each of us to be grateful and to show and demonstrate that thankfulness in each and every situation. What are we thankful for? Today, I am so thankful for my family. I have an amazing family that God allows me the privilege to be a part of.…