“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High”
Psalm 92:1
Not only is giving thanks God’s Will but it’s a good thing! 🙌🏻 “We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.” Revelations 11:17. God is worthy of ALL praise and continual thanksgiving! So, will you join me in sharing your thanksgivings today?? Counting down to Thanksgiving daily by posting my Thanksgivings and hoping you will join the fun!!😊 Today I am:
1.) THANKFUL that “it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.” Phil 2:13
2.) I am thankful that salvation is a GIFT from God. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God” Ephesians 2:8
3.) Thankful that the Lord is longsuffering and has given me a longsuffering family! Y’all, I need it. ♥️😅 “The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.” Ps 145:8
4.) Thankful for Soft beds and comfortable pillows! ;) Try sleeping on a hard bed or uncomfortable pillow. It is not fun!🙈
5.) Thankful for Autumn Colors!!! Aren’t they so gorgeous?! 🍂
6.) Thankful for work to daily lay my hands to! And for the Lord giving me the strength and ambition to DO THE NEXT THING. Whatever that may be! 👏🏻 “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might…”
7.) Thankful for time spent with family over a meal or before bed talking and sharing about the day’s happenings. That time of fellowship is my favorite! 🧡
8.) Thankful for “diversities of gifts” mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12. “Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.”! The Lord has given us all different gifts that we may all work together like a “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.”
Hehe, 3 extras there. 😉 Alrighty!! Now it’s your turn!! Leave your 5+ Thanksgivings in the comment box below!! If you haven’t joined yet, better late than never!!! When you comment you make my day. 🙌🏻♥️
“Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.”
Psalm 107:31-32
Rachel!!!!!! Such a daymaker to see yet another thanksgivings post!!! 😁👏🏻💖
LOVED all the beautiful verses you shared AND your thanksgivings!!! 💖
Today I am……
1). So, so thankful for my family, so were so sweet for me today when I was in the midst of a VERY challenging day! Y’all….. Just at I thinking I’d have to skip lunch, my SWEET sister made me a grilled cheese sandwich! 😱😭😍 And my Mom was such an encouragement to me, and my Dad was a fantastic help, yet again, with the pesky neighbor’s dog 😅💖🙈😁
2). THANKFUL for the lessons the Lord teaches us through each challenge!!!
3). So thankful for the rain we got today! It was much needed, even if we only got a little bit! 😉
4). Thankful for another day full of MANY blessings from the Lord!!
5). Thankful for these verses: “The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
” Psalms 145:8-9
“For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth. He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.” Psalms 33:4-5
“For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
” Psalms 100:5
Those verses you shared were such encouragements! Thank you, Anna.😊💞 So thankful that HIS truth does endure forever!
Amen! So many of my favorite sections of Scripture, Rachel and Anna!!!☺🙌
Alrighty,
1. I’m so thankful for God’s amazing grace and mercy He shows me! For the truth of Ephesians 2:8-9❤
2. That we have Scripture so readily available to us!🙌
3. The other evening, I was on Pinterest and a picture of a funny little critter came across my newsfeed, a Quokka!😄 I’m not sure if I had ever seen a picture of one before and it was such a fun day brightener to see yet another example of the variety in our Lord’s creation😄…after that I saw a pic or two of a baby platypus…and of course more quokkas ’cause I just had to see what that little smiley face rodent type creature was!😆
4. Good music and those beautiful old hymns!😍🎵🎶
5. Snowflakes!❄☃️❄☃️
6. Coffee! 😍☕
7. Jesus, our Hope and Truth!❤🙌
“27Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27
A very Happy Thanksgiving to y’all! ☺🍁🥧🧡
JILL!!!!!! 😃🧡🙌🏻 So excited to see YOU join the thanksgiving counting. THANK YOU! 🙃 Aren’t snowflakes such an amazing creation? Each so unique and skillfully made!! ❄️❄️❄️ Amen, so thankful for God’s amazing grace and mercy. HE is soooo good!!!!! “Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.” Ps 36:5
Rachel, I’m so thankful you had this idea for the Thanksgiving posts! It’s such a great reminder of how God wants us to give thanks in everything!
Today I’m thankful for:
1. Snow :-) And the invigorating fresh air that comes with Wintery weather!
2. A relaxing evening playing games with siblings, and reading a book by the cozy fireplace.
3. Coffee-scented candles. They smell so amazing! (even if I don’t drink coffee often…I still love the smell of it!)
4. For God’s love. So thankful that He is the Creator! He’s Wonderful, Mighty, and the Prince of Peace!
5. The day not going as planned yesterday :-) I love schedules, but it’s nice to learn flexibility too! I had so many long chats with people yesterday. It was just so encouraging and so worth the extra time to build relationships with good friends and some people I didn’t know so well too :D
I am so thankful it’s been a good reminder for you!!!! Such a daymaker to know. ☺️♥️♥️♥️ Y’all enjoy the snow for me! I hear it’s going to be 75 degrees here tomorrow. 😆 I loved #5 too!!! I love schedules too but have had those days where nothing goes as planned for a better purpose than I could have ever thought of! God is good. 😊 “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Rom 8:28
I look forward to these posts every day, Rachel!! Thanks for doing them!
1. I am thankful that “the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and appoints over it whomever he chooses.” What a comforting and amazing truth!
2. So thankful for the salvation I have through Jesus Christ, who shed His blood to reconcile me to Himself, even while I was still enemies with God.
3. Thankful for my warm bed, and that I had enough self-control to get out of it before it got too late in the morning!! Lol!
4. I am thankful for pumpkin chocolate-chip baked oatmeal!
5. I am so thankful for sweet friends and all the ways we can communicate with them…letters, emails, phone calls, etc…
I am SO SO SO thankful you look forward to these posts, Sarah! Your comments make them so fun to put together. THANK YOU! 👏🏻🧡
#3 laughing over that one!!!! Oh my, the self-control it takes to get out of a warm comfy bed!! I know that toooo well. 😅😅😅
Loved all the thanksgiving you shared! 🙌🏻 🙌🏻
Thanks so much for this post, Rachel! I loved the verses you shared!! The pictures of Emmi and the chicken are just gorgeous!
I know I’m joining rather late, but here goes:
1. A God who reigns over all no matter who our president, congressmen, and senators are!
2. The Word of God and how the Holy Spirit uses it to mold and transform us into the likeness of the Son.
3. A new niece due to arrive soon!!! :)
4. Sweet notes from happy customers. It’s just such a day maker for me!!
5. Awesome brothers who randomly order the fam take-out from a restaurant just cause, who bring their stuffed wolf in to say goodnight every night, who offer to buy me candy on grocery runs, who put up with my singing, who don’t mind me running in to hug them all the time when they’re working from home etc. :D
6. Vanilla Chai Tea! :)
7. The men and women who have fought and even died to protect the freedoms we take for granted.
8. Amazing friends who text you encouraging Bible verses, pictures of their puppies, and ALL the heart emojiis!!
Thank you so much, Emma!! 🤗💖 You are encouraging!!
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER!!!!!! 😍🙌🏻 AMENNNNNN to #1!!!!!! What a tremendous comfort that is. Praise the Lord! “The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.” Ps 97:1
I’m thankful for:
1. The Book of Psalms. It is one of my favorite books and always has encouraging words. “Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” Psalm 103:1-5 That chapter is a special favorite of mine.
2. A close-knit family that is there for me and shares my life.
3. Friends who faithfully encourage me in the Lord and that we can share bits of our lives with each other.
4. I have been making progress on my to-do list, and it’s such a good feeling to not be so behind on things.
5. All the cooking going on in the kitchen today, which means we are going to eat good tomorrow. ;)
Thank you, Rachel, for encouraging us to count our blessings and share them with each other!
Great thanksgivings, Bethany!! Each one I can say “AMEN!!!!!!!!!!” to. 🙏🏼 I am truly blessed by the Psalms! Wow, how the Lord has used them in my life. 💞😊
I am Thankful For…
#1- The midnight chats in bed with my older sister Emma who always is willing to listen to me and talk about serious things as well as just being silly and goofing off!! XD She is such an encouragement to me and I love her SOO much!!! VERY thankful for her!!! I would not be the person I am today without her!!!
#2- The opportunity to make breakfast in the morning and serve my family with our traditional Thanksgiving breakfast…German Sour Cream Twists!! Yummy!!!
#3- Parents that love each other and love God and who we can take any problems to and they will listen to us and help us sort any problems out. :) SO thankful for both of my parents!!! :) :)
#4- The BEAUTIFUL view off our back porch that has a gorgeous view of the sunrises!! We have SOO many sunrise pictures you couldn’t even count them!!!! XD I am SO glad that God has given us such a beautiful world to live in!!!
#5- All the preparations that have been going on today with Thanksgiving foods and deserts because it means that we have a large family and will all be sitting around the table tomorrow eating, counting blessings, playing games, doing puzzles, talking, and just spending quality time with each other as a family!! :) :D :)
LOVED the verses you shared Rachel!! It’s been a somewhat hectic day and they blessed me!! :) :) :) Beautiful pictures as well!!! ;) :) ;) You always have all the colors matching SO perfectly and your pictures are SO very pretty!!!! :) :D :)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. John 1:1-5
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And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14
Have a super BLESSED Thanksgiving tomorrow everyone!!! 😊😁😊
I am so thankful the Lord gave you, Emma!!!! What blessing, encouragement, and example older sisters are. I know that for sure! 💝💕
Oh!!!! Your Thanksgiving breakfast sounds DELICIOUS🥰. Way to go, Caroline!!!
OOOh! LOVED #5. YES!! The same is happening here! The kitchen is a fun and crazy place right now. 👏🏻😆
I am so thankful the verses encouraged you! 🙏🏼♥️ HAPPY THANKGIVING, Caroline!!
I enjoyed this post so much, Rachel! Tonight, the night before Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for:
1. All the baking and prep Mom and I got done today to make the cooking, etc. easier tomorrow
2. The bonfire and wiener roast we were able to have this evening
3. A hot cup of chamomile tea to warm up with afterwards
4. Long-distance communication so we can have contact with family and friends we can’t be with on special days.
5. The opportunity to live in a country that celebrates Thanksgiving. Most countries don’t, and I’m glad I do, especially since it is my favorite holiday!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!
I’m so glad you enjoy them, Hannah!!☺️❤️ Your bonfire sounds like such a fun evening. Thankful you all had that fun time together!!!
This week of sharing thanksgivings and reading the thanks of others has given me SO MUCH PURE JOY!!! Thanks to everyone that has contributed!!!
We live in a sin-cursed, imperfect world, where God has commanded us to RISE ABOVE our circumstances and natural murmuring inclinations, to praise Him in EVERYTHING! Not easy to do when things happen daily to cause us to murmur and complain. Complaint is almost a way of life! But God would have us be filled with the Spirit, which fills us with the joy of the Lord!
This week has had trials, but they were ordained of God to teach me a valuable lesson about praise. I will relate a couple: On Monday, I got a screw in my tire, and took it into town for a $17.00 patch. Instead of complaining in my heart, I chose to praise God that I hadn’t gotten a flat, and that I had a local shop that could do the job! I was happy to contribute to their staying in my small town. I was filled with joy, rather than anger and self-pity. Then, on Tuesday, I accidently poured transmission fluid into my motor oil. I took it to a local mechanic for an oil change that cost $39.00. Instead of complaining in my heart, I again chose to praise God that my engine wasn’t damaged, that the mechanic got me in, and did everything in 30 minutes, and it didn’t cost more!!! It was an answer to prayer!
Difficult trials could always BE WORSE! If we look at life (and our Heavenly Father) that way, we will always be thankful.
God is in everything, and what He ordains is for our growth, even when it is rebuke or punishment. If it is our loving God (and it is) that ordains EVERYTHING in our lives, who are we to complain?
God says, Praise me in everything. When we obey, even when we don’t feel like it at first, our heaviness turns into joy at last. We end up blessed by our afflictions, and God ends up greatly glorified!! The opposite work is heaviness, anger, rage, sadness, depression, and possible sin with our tongues, thoughts, or deeds. In other words, a fleshly reaction. We bring everyone around us down into our pit, and God isn’t glorified.
The Lord has promised us abundant life. Praising Him in all things lends to that. How wonderful is a positive, spiritual attitude!!! I should add, that asking for His help when we are truly grief-stricken or can’t help ourselves (which is different from murmuring and complaining), is also a must in our walk with God.
Today, Thanksgiving, I was alone for the holiday for the first time in 48 years! The last time was when I was in the Navy. I had no special food, but the joy of the Lord has been with me all day. The day isn’t really about the feast, or even family and friends, though they are precious, it is about setting aside a day to specially praise the Triune God. We owe the Lord literally everything.
So, I am full and abound. I desire to remember this, and to make it a practice to stop complaints before they find a home in my soul. I know it won’t be easy, but with God’s help, I want praise to become habitual, but not mechanical.
Praise glorifies God; it is an act of obedience and worship. Praise brings us out of darkness and into the light of His joy, to heal our hearts and even our bodies!!! And our joy spreads to others! What a blessing the Lord’s command is!!!!!
Amen amen amen!! 🙏❤️ THANK YOU, Sheri!!!
Beautiful pictures of Emmi, too. Love them!! The colors, subject, and mood are utter perfection.
Aw, praise the Lord!! Super encouraged by your comment, Sheri!!!!!☺️🧡