Thankful Thursday

life is an adventure

that's what I like to say

and typically I enjoy adventure 

the thrill of experiencing new things is usually exciting

sometimes though the adventure becomes a bit overwhelming

I'm thankful I don't walk this road of life alone

I'm grateful God is always present

I may not see Him with my physical eyes, but the evidence of His presence is undeniable

I saw His artistic hand in the sunset this evening

and a few times recently He rescued me from injuries that could have resulted from my carelessness

God reveals Himself in answered prayers

He is a generous provider

I see Him in the faces of friends He has given me who journey with me through life

I'm very thankful God's ears are always open to my cries

thankful He is intimately acquainted with all my ways

whether I'm sitting or standing

walking aimlessly or sprinting full speed ahead

God is there

I'm thankful He directs my path

grateful for His influence on my thought processes

I'm thankful God has all my days numbered

there's nothing that catches Him by surprise

I'm thankful God is all knowing, all powerful, all loving

thankful He is a rescuer of sinners

I'm thankful God has overcome death and the grave

thankful He sent Jesus as the sacrificial Lamb who takes away the sin of all who believe

Scripture tells me that God is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance

so thankful for God's amazing grace that saved this wretched sinner

Thankful Thursday

it's Thursday

time to take a few moments to express my gratitude to God

I'm thankful I have been fearfully and wonderfully made

that truth was the focus of my wife's thoughts today as she ran through some medical testing

I'm thankful God planned a means of salvation for me even before I was born

thankful He is a God of mercy and grace

I'm thankful God gives wisdom to me when I am lacking it

I'm thankful for His power that is at work in me

the same power that raised Christ Jesus from the dead

I'm thankful God is my provider

thankful He is generous and kind

I know I don't deserve any of His blessings

I'm thankful His love is not dependent on my worthiness

I'm thankful for the gift of life

thankful for each day God gives me here on planet earth

but even more thankful for the assurance of life with Him for all eternity

I'm thankful for the hope that provides

when the trials of this life seem overwhelming I think of Paul's statement that the struggles of this life are not to be compared to the glory we will experience in heaven

I'm thankful for God's peace that has the ability to guard my heart and my mind

I'm thankful God is the One who picks me up when I stumble

I was reading about Peter's experience with walking on water this week

it was a reminder of how thankful I am that even when I'm weak in faith, when I cry out to God He responds by lifting me out of the waves and sheltering me from the wind

I'm thankful God is my all in all

thankful He rescued me out of darkness

thankful His light now illumines my path

I'm thankful God is my guide, walking with me on this journey of life