Thank God for Unanswered Prayers!
Sometimes we don't understand why prayers go unanswered, but we can trust that God knows best and thank Him for unanswered prayers.
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Thankfulness
20 Stories
Greg Laurie
Donna Bucher
August Appreciation: Share Four Somethings
Easing the shock of yet another month all but concluded, August Appreciation: Share Four Somethings allows me a glance back at my blessings.
5 min readLin Wilder
Gratitude: Its Essential Presence - Lin Weeks Wilder
The priest reminds us of gratitude: its essential presence in our hearts. Our obligation as Christians to view everything as gift. Father
8 min readScott Pauley
A Personal Word About My Dad and Our Home Church - Enjoying the Journey
For the last thirty-three years my dad has faithfully served as the pastor of Cranberry Baptist Church in Beckley, West […]
1 min readAnneta Pinto
Show Gratitude
“For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages”” (1 Timothy 5:18). A story is told regarding David, Nabal and Abigail in 1 …
5 min readAnthony Eshun
Let Everything That Has Breath Praise The Lord Means What?
There is something magnificent about God's entire creation giving thanks and praise to Him. Such command must be obeyed by everyone and everything; the
6 min readAbigail Wallace
It Really Is Good To Give Thanks
Gratitude lets us experience life as a gift. It frees us from the prison of self-centeredness. It IS good to give thanks to God.
5 min readPam Luschei
Anniversary Reflection — Grateful, yet Grieving
How can you not remember the day you were married? It’s not possible. Kate Bowler says, “Grief is the long form of love.” June 20 was my 42nd anniversary. I chose to remember the day. Next to the birth of my two children, it was the most significant day in my life. As I considered the date in light
1 min readLynn H. Pryor
The Lure of Instant Gratification
News flash: We live in a world of instant gratification. You can place an order with Amazon and have it the next day—and in some cases, the same day. The Disney parks offer the Disney Genie+ progra…
4 min readPaula Short
Share Four Somethings— January 2023 Edition
I’m linking up with friends for Share Four Somethings January 2023 over @ Jennifer’s place, Overflowing With Thankfulness; each month, we share something we Loved, Read, Learned, and At…
3 min readMark Brady
Celebration of Life
I have attended several funerals in my lifetime. I have noticed people are starting to call them “Celebration of Life” services. I attended another one this past weekend. (This post is being writte…
2 min readKathy Collard Miller
Should We Say “Good Riddance to 2022”?
My husband, Larry, and I were talking about our past year and he said, “Good riddance. I can’t wait for 2023!” I felt the same and it seemed reasonable.
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Blessed Hope — Grateful, yet Grieving
The week before Christmas and all through my house, I was decorating as I remembered my spouse. Memories came flooding through lights and scents Recalling the moments that came and went As I gathered with those who knew the same state, we found solace together in our shared fate.
1 min readClaude F. Mariottini
Thanksgiving: Expressing Gratitude
When one reads the book of Psalms and what Israel declared about what God had done for them, one realizes that the people of Israel were a grateful people and that they offered thanksgiving to God …
6 min readBonnie O'Neil
What If I Don't Feel Thankful? - Bonnie O'Neil
What if I don’t feel thankful? What if the circumstances of life have left me feeling so dry that praise is the farthest thing from my lips?
4 min readJohn MacArthur
All Dressed Up and No One to Thank
This post was first published in October, 2015. —ed. The atheists’ dilemma: whom do you thank when you think there’s no one to be grateful to? Thankfulness is one of the distinguishing traits of the human spirit. We sense the need to say thanks, and we realize we ought to be more grateful than we
5 min readJason Davis
Taste, See, and Be Thankful
God created both our need for food and our food, and that provides a daily opportunity for us to depend on Him and to thank Him.
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Separation, Purity, and Thanksgiving
This post was first published in October, 2015. —ed. Thanksgiving is upon us, and your preparations are likely underway. Maybe you’re cleaning your home in anticipation of the friends and family who will soon arrive. Maybe you’re cooking and baking in advance for all the mouths you’ll need to feed. Or perhaps you’ve simply staked
8 min readLauren Sparks
There is Rest in an Offering of Thanksgiving
Perfect rest comes from His perfect grace. Perfect grace comes from a perfect God. And today I thank Him for that grace. And all the marvelous attributes and actions in this Psalm In so doing, I come to understand that rest is not something that I do, but something to believe.
5 min readCarol McLeod
Thanksgiving … Thanks-singing … Thanks-living! — Carol McLeod Ministries
Thanksgiving was never meant to be an annual celebration identified by pilgrims, pies, football and stuffing … but it was meant to be the most accurate demonstration of an intimate relationship between humanity and their heavenly, generous Father.
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