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…

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…