Thankful Thursday

 

 

The love of God--

 

can't comprehend it

 

can't plumb its depths

 

can't fully describe it

 

But I know it and have been touched and changed by it

 

And for that I am extremely grateful

 

It's Thursday, the day I try to take some time to put down in writing the things I've been thinking about being thankful for all week

 

Today I thank God for

 

His patience

 

His creativity

 

His artistic ability--as seen from my Adirondack chair in the back yard most evenings

 

His provision

 

the fact that He puts a song in my heart

 

the direction He gives each day

 

opportunities to tell of His amazing works

 

the chance to serve others with the gifts He provides through His Spirit

 

music

 

the cross where Jesus shed His blood in payment for my sin

 

the truth that Jesus prays for me regularly

 

friends who willingly help out in my times of need

 

my wife--loving companion for 32 1/2 years

 

technology that allows me to communicate with my kids who are scattered all over the country

 

birds that sing praise first thing in the morning

 

my piano

 

His amazing grace!

Thankful Thursday

 

 

It's Thursday, and the week has been full of things to be thankful for

 

My wife and I had the privilege of going out to Missouri to visit our daughter and son-in-law last week

 

Very grateful for the time we were able to spend with them

 

Thankful for the chance to get to know their community a bit more

 

My daughter had a couple projects I could help her with, which makes this father's heart glad

 

Thankful for God's provision of safety as we travelled almost 2,000 miles

 

We got to stop in Indianapolis on the way home and spend an evening with our uncle and cousins.  What a delightful time that was.  Thankful for their hospitality and the chance to visit with them

 

I'm thankful for the different ways God has been prodding my heart to pursue Him more diligently recently

 

Thankful for His word, and the way He reveals Himself in His word

 

Thankful for music and the ability to use it as an avenue of worship

 

Thankful God creates beauty all around us and has given us eyes to see and appreciate that beauty

 

Thankful for work, and for the wisdom God provides to accomplish the work He gives me to do

 

Thankful for my family; each one is a gift from my loving heavenly Father

 

Thankful for grace; amazed at God's patience with me and His mercies that are new every morning



Thankful Thursday

 

 

Today I'm reminded of how much I have to be thankful for

 

It is my wife's birthday

 

She's been my best friend for going on 33 years

 

I know she is a gift from God

 

She's an expression of His love and favor in my life

 

So thankful I have the privilege of sharing life with her

 

thankful for her constant companionship, her beautiful smile, her faithfulness, her support and encouragement, her time

 

I'm also very thankful for my son, who leaves early in the morning for a 2 1/2 month internship with ReachGlobal Crisis Response in South Carolina

 

Thankful for his servant heart, his love for the Lord and for others, his hunger to learn and grow, his creativity

 

Thankful God has opened this door of service for him this summer.  Excited for what he will learn as he works alongside others with a similar heart

 

I was also reminded today of how faithful God is in directing my path

 

I know I need Him every day

 

And He is always there, fulfilling His promise to never leave me or forsake me

 

Thankful for the conversations He has allowed me to have in the last week

 

Opportunities to declare His mighty work in my life

 

I am a recipient of His amazing grace

 

Can't thank Him enough!