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I am grateful

 


Colossians 2:7  NLT  

Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.


It is that time of year once again.  November and thanksgiving.  Just over one week away is the holiday where many will gather to celebrate what we are grateful for.  That is why I step aside for a bit to say a few of the things I am grateful for.


I’ll ask you too.  What are you grateful for you?   Being grateful is actually something that points to the fact that you are healthy spiritually and emotionally.  it is easy to be centered on yourself, feeling entitled and even depressed because of what you do not have.


Every one can be grateful.


I am grateful for God, His salvation and forgiveness, His work in my life and family and the church.


I am grateful for my wife, our children, the precious grand children and all of our family, both close by and far away.


I am grateful for what I have learned, how I have grown and where I am because of what I have learned through the years.


I am grateful for the incredible people that God has put in my life.  I could name so many, but I would miss so many too.


I am grateful for ministry partners and ministry opportunities.


I am grateful that God walks with me daily, speaks to me and guides me each and every day,


I am grateful.  I choose to be grateful.


What are you grateful for?


Psalm 69:30  NLT  

Then I will praise God’s name with singing, and I will honor him with thanksgiving.

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