Thankful Thursday

 

 

Pausing for a few moments on this Thursday evening to express my gratitude

 

I recently spent some time in the first part of Genesis, looking at beginnings.  It was a reminder of what an awesome God I serve.

 

I'm thankful that God is:

the Creator of the ends of the earth

The Maker of the sun, moon, and stars

powerful

personal

instructive

a pursuer

forgiving

understanding

exemplary

all powerful

a planner

merciful

redemptive

loving

 

"There is no one like our God"

 

a line from a song that has motivated me to look beyond the moment

 

God isn't locked into time and space like I am

 

He sees the beginning and the end and everything in between all at once

 

I can't fully get my mind wrapped around that, but it is reassuring as I go through these days of uncertainty.  God is moving and directing to bring His will to pass in my life.  And I can trust Him.

 

I'm so thankful for who He is

so grateful He has purchased me and adopted me into His family

 

He is worthy of praise

 

His love is everlasting

 

His faithfulness is immeasurable

 

Have you taken time recently to be still before Him and express your gratitude?



Thankful Thursday

 

 

A lot has happened since my last post

 

Life has taken an adventurous turn for me

 

I found out on January 2nd that my job with Vision Property Renovations had come to an end

 

I'm thankful for the time I had working for them

 

thankful for the learning and growing that job provided

 

I'm also thankful for the assurance that God is sovereign

 

this has not caught Him by surprise

 

thankful for the confidence that He will continue to guide and provide

 

this has been an unusually cold and snowy winter

 

so the timing of the unemployment meant I didn't have to be out working in that weather

 

one more thing for which to be thankful

 

While my daughter Allison and her husband Carl were here we recorded some of the songs I've written over the years

 

Allison has a special microphone for recording, and we had a lot of fun doing that together

 

I'm thankful for the gift of music

 

One of the songs we recorded is titled, "More Like You"

 

I still remember God giving me that song back in 1991

 

I was sitting in my vehicle eating lunch the day after I was informed that I was being laid off from my job

 

Lord I believe that You are in control

And I believe You are pushing me toward the goal

To be more like You, to be more like You

 

You are the potter and I am the clay

Help me to trust You to show me the way

To be more like You, to be more like You

 

I may not understand the way You're leading me

But I know that's not my responsibility

Help me not to question why

Help me to say "Lord, here am I!"

 

Lord I believe that You are in control

And I believe You are pushing me toward the goal

To be more like You, to be more like You

 

Those words still ring true

 

there have been many times throughout my life when I haven't understood the twists and turns of the path

 

but I've always had that assurance that my God is in control and that He uses all things for the good of conforming me more and more into the image of His Son

 

so I am thankful for this path I'm on right now.  I can't see very far ahead; I don't know exactly where it is leading.  But I want to be listening to the voice of the Shepherd and following Him.

 

I'm thankful for His promises

 

Thankful that He is faithful and true

 

Thankful He never changes

 

Thankful that even now, Christ is sitting at the right hand of the Father making intercession for me.