Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ,
so that whether I come and see you or am absent,
I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit,
with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

thankfulness



  1. I am thankful for the beautiful church family God has placed in my life.
  2. I am thankful for Christ giving me a new heart, not because of anything I did, but because of grace.
  3. I am thankful that salvation does not come from me, but from God alone.
  4. I am thankful that God in unfailing, always faithful and true.
  5. I am thankful for God’s creativity when creating this earth and the things among it.
  6. I am thankful for Jesus dying on the cross to cleanse me of my sin and credit me with His righteousness.
  7.  I am thankful that The Spirit is dwelling inside me, convicting me and moving me.
  8.  I am thankful for The Trinity.
  9.  I am thankful for God’s Holy Scriptures.
  10.  I am thankful that God is so forgiving and loving, even though I’m so unworthy.
  11.  I am thankful for God raising me from the dead and making me set apart from the world.
  12.  I am thankful for God’s presence, the comfort and excitement that He continually brings.
  13.  I am thankful for my family.
  14.  I am thankful for art.
  15.  I am thankful for creation, the universe and the things unknown that reveal God’s glory.
  16.  I am thankful for God being rich in mercy and just in His wrath.
  17.  I am thankful for my brother and sisters in Christ.
  18.  I am thankful for unbelievers and that God can use me to evangelize to them.
  19.  I am thankful for hugs.
  20.  I am thankful for children, their innocence and their simplicity.
  21.  I am thankful for every ability that I am blessed with, abilities that some people may not have.
  22.  I am thankful that God constantly reveals new and glorious things about Himself to me.
  23.  I am thankful for everything in the past, present and future.
  24.  I am thankful for God’s perfect will.
  25.  I am thankful for Theology books and other useful resources.
  26.  I am thankful for breath and life.
  27.  I am thankful for the excitement I feel, knowing that I will one day worship God face to face.
  28.  I am thankful that Jesus humbly became human, served and lived a perfect life.
  29.  I am thankful for prayer.
  30.  I am thankful that God answers prayer.
  31.  I am thankful for God’s perfect timing.
  32.  I am thankful for teachers who speak biblical truth, without fearing man.
  33.  I am thankful that God is loving, yet I fear him.
  34.  I am thankful for the warmth of the sun and the coldness of winter.
  35.  I am thankful for music.
  36.  I am thankful that God is continually changing me and making me new.
  37.  I am thankful for struggles and trials that I have faced and ones that I am going to face.
  38.  I am thankful for those willing to go out to the nations and speak the gospel, even knowing that they may be facing death.
  39.  I am thankful for chocolate and diet coke. 
  40.  I am thankful that God has revealed himself to mankind through His creation.
  41.  I am thankful for love and marriage.
  42.  I am thankful that God never changes.
  43.  I am thankful that God is faithful to fulfill his promises.
  44.  I am thankful for suffering and God using any pain to make me closer to Him.
  45.  I am thankful for the many colors that God has created.
  46.  I am thankful for rain and the renewal it brings.
  47.  I am thankful for emotions and knowledge.
  48.  I am thankful for the many things that God has blessed me with.
  49.  I am thankful for repentance.
  50.  I am thankful that God is omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient and sovereign above all things.

2 comments:

  1. Love it. I would have added Chipotle as something I'm thankful for though, and made it 51 ;)

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