"It is good to give thanks to the Lord and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning and Your faithfulness by night... For You, O Lord, have made me glad by what You have done, I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands. How great are Your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep." Psalm 92:1-2,4-5
If I were to describe myself, I would not use the word thankful. And that saddens me. How do I express what is in my heart in a way that will not sound cliche? The "I AM," the only good Being ever, the God of the universe sees me and loves me and desires to walk with me daily. Is that not enough to make me a thankful person? Is the sacrifice of Christ and the life of Christ in me not enough for me?
It is good to give thanks to the Lord. It is good to declare His lovingkindness and His faithfulness. So, as a discipline for myself and as a way to declare and share how good our God is, over the next several weeks I intend to write a short post each day about what I am thankful for that day.
So, today, I am thankful for our God's BEAUTIFUL creation. I went for a walk this morning at the wonderful park nearby (which, by the way, I am thankful for also). I was walking and praying and thinking about what I was thankful for and I looked up and realized I certainly could not overlook the beauty of Spring that is starting to make itself evident once again. I love that God chose to make nature beautiful, and I love that it is a reflection of His beauty. And I can't wait to see what the new earth is like when creation is "set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God" (Romans 8:21).
If I were to describe myself, I would not use the word thankful. And that saddens me. How do I express what is in my heart in a way that will not sound cliche? The "I AM," the only good Being ever, the God of the universe sees me and loves me and desires to walk with me daily. Is that not enough to make me a thankful person? Is the sacrifice of Christ and the life of Christ in me not enough for me?
It is good to give thanks to the Lord. It is good to declare His lovingkindness and His faithfulness. So, as a discipline for myself and as a way to declare and share how good our God is, over the next several weeks I intend to write a short post each day about what I am thankful for that day.
So, today, I am thankful for our God's BEAUTIFUL creation. I went for a walk this morning at the wonderful park nearby (which, by the way, I am thankful for also). I was walking and praying and thinking about what I was thankful for and I looked up and realized I certainly could not overlook the beauty of Spring that is starting to make itself evident once again. I love that God chose to make nature beautiful, and I love that it is a reflection of His beauty. And I can't wait to see what the new earth is like when creation is "set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God" (Romans 8:21).
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