Thankfulness Day 4 All Home

May 22, 2011

5:41

We heard no sirens... only a tremendous thundering that didn't stop.

I thank God...

We were all home. 

 We were all safe.

We were all praying for Joplin

...THANK YOU GOD...

Thank you God that you preserved us and so many lives across Joplin.  Though we were miles from the destruction, the path of the tornado was headed our way.   May we continue to give and share your love, the love of God with those who were affected.

Thank you for the thousands of volunteers you've sent and the generous supplies you've sent.  May we continue to be generous to those in need both in body and in spirit.

Amen.

Thankfulness Day 3 Life Verses

Have you heard of life verses?
Basically, it is a verse or verses that the Lord has given to you, that has quickened your spirit, that you hold onto for life.  Many verses minister to us for a season. "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness."  2 Timothy 3:16 A life verse differs in that it stays with you.  It guides your thinking and actions for a long extended time presumably life.  Pastor Dan Wermuth of Joplin Family Worship Center shared his last night. 

"So he answered me and said to me:  "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the LORD of hosts."  Zechariah 4:6  This verse filters how he looks at the world and influences his actions.  It's been quite a powerful verse as he leads our church and volunteers from across the country in the Joplin tornado relief efforts.

I thank God for my life verse.  He gave it to me years ago.  I am given to anxiety if I don't ask the Holy Spirt to guard my thoughts.  Bills, extended illness, pain, homeschooling, family tension, all can add to anxiety.  I have to remind myself to be anxious for NO  THING.   You can read about my experience with this verse here. 

"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."  Philippians 4:6-7 

Now that's a verse to mark in your Bible!  For that matter, the whole fourth chapter of Philippians is a great place to camp out until you have its truths deep in your heart and mind.  With the holidays* and all the extra ministry activities coming up, I think I'm going to camp there this week.  Care to join me?

Think about it, search the Lord and His Word.  Ask your Father what your life verse is.  He loves it when we seek Him.  "Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with the whole heart." Psalm 119:1-3

Just something to think about....

Laura

*For me, the holidays are Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.  With that in mind, I don't mind Happy Holidays.

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Thankfulness Day 2 The Hands of God

I'm thankful that God was there protecting His people in the tornado on May 22, 2011.

I'm thankful that even now He is at work rebuilding, renewing, restoring, and bringing revival in the hearts of His people.
This is a photo taken by a lady who lived in Joplin directly after the storm passed.  I met the lady, saw her snapshot, and my husband got a copy of it.




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Thankfulness Day 1 Jesus Christ

November...

Autumn golds and browns take over for many of the oranges and reds.  My thoughts turn to Thanksgiving and its preparations.  Who to invite, what to serve, how to decorate, and of course Pilgrim stories with the children.

My thoughts also go to my blessings, to the people for whom I am thankful, to the things for which I am thankful, and to my God.  This is a month of thanks giving and thanks living at Harvest Lane Cottage.  I intend to write each day about someone for whom or something for which I am thankful.

I am thankful for my relationship with God, the Lord Jesus Christ who made it possible for me to be reconciled to God and be saved, and for His Holy Spirit who comforts me and teaches me all things. 

I continue to learn more and more and to be changed more and more by reading God's word, the Bible, praying, and spending time worshiping God.

It's changed my life.  Read my story here:  Frightened of God

May God bless you.
I challenge you to make your own thirty days of thankfulness.





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