Psalm 9:1-20
Key Verses: 9:1-2
“I will thank you,
Lord, with all my heart; I will talk about all your wonderful acts. I will
celebrate and rejoice in you; I will sing praises to your name, Most High.” CEB
Being thankful is
something we usually think about, around thanksgiving, but it is not an
activity which should regulate to the month of November. Being thankful is a year
round activity. God is the originator of all good things and the creator of all
things. As Christians being thankful to God for the good things with which we
are surrounded is a part of what it means to love God. Each day brings its own
joys, its own beauty, its own blessings. Each day we should be conscious of
this. We should take time to thank God for the joys in our lives, as well as the
small pleasures we run across throughout the course of our days, thank God for
them as they come our way. When we take time to pay attention to the joy, the
beauty, the small blessings which fill our days and give thanks to God for
them, even our hardest days, and our most difficult seasons, we will see God fills our lives with so much goodness. Recognizing this
goodness, acknowledging these blessings and being thankful to the God who provides
them, will not make the hardships we face any easier, but it will make these
times more bearable as we become away that the difficulty, the pain and the darkness
are not the only things filling our lives.
Thing to Think on
Be aware today, pay attention. Notice the small
joys, and the little blessings that fill your day.
When you notice something good, something
beautiful, something the brings your joy, makes you laugh, or even just brings
a smile to your face, take a moment and thank God.
Make this a habit, so that when are find
yourself in difficult times you will be more apt to notice the beauty, even in the
darkness.
A Prayer for Today
Thank you, Lord,
for waking me up this morning. Thank you for giving me another day to live in
your love, experience your mercy and to walk in your grace. Thank you for all
the ways you fill my life with goodness. Thank you for birds that sing, for
friends and family who love and care for me. Thank you for a home in which to
live and food for each meal. Thank you for continually filling my life with
good things. Help me pay attention, help me to be aware how truly blessed I am
and many ways you fill my life with your goodness. -Amen
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