Happy last day of October.
Happy last day of daylight savings time.
Happy last day of that something
that keeps striving to steal
the
JOY
PEACE
HOPE
LOVE
that is yours & mine & everyone else's.
Because
REALITY is that
JOY
PEACE
HOPE
LOVE
is
your & mines & everyone else's
who
have embraced
JESUS CHRIST
as our SAVIOR
because
"nothing can ever separate us from GOD'S love" (Romans 8:38)
NOTHING~
"Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,
neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow
~ not even the powers of hell can separate us from GOD'S love.
No power in the sky above or in the earth below~
indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the
love of GOD that is revealed in CHRIST our LORD" (Romans 8:38-39).
Therefore
if this is our
REALITY
let's journey together
through the
26 Days of November to THANKSGIVING
by
LIVING IN~GRATITUDE~
but begin today
by
THANKING GOD
for something or for someone
that you really don't want to be thankful for.
Hmm...
now that sounds a wee bit harsh,
but let me explain.
Is it
A circumstance that is out of your control?
A path that you don't want to walk?
The image you see in the mirror?
Is it
An unresolved conflict?
A misunderstanding?
A breach of trust?
Whatever
"IT" is
place it in the blank.~
THANK YOU GOD for __________,
because I know that YOU love me.
Short and simple,
yet so hard to do at times
when "THANK YOU" is the last thing you want to say.
But we aren't rejoicing over the
"IT"
that may be causing us to live ingratitude
when we can be
LIVING IN-GRATITUDE~
rejoicing over who
GOD IS
in the midst of the
"IT"
just as Paul who penned these words while he was in prison did~
“Sing and make music in your heart to the LORD, always giving
THANKS to GOD THE FATHER for everything,
in the name of our LORD JESUS CHRIST” (Ephesians 5:19-20)
Today may be the last day of October
but oh it is just the beginning
because
IN JESUS
we are always
LIVING
IN
"GRATITUDE" (listen to the song below)