Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. (I Thessalonians 5:17-18 KJV)
Sometimes my prayers tend to focus on requests - even if that request is simply to know and do God's will in my life. It's too easy for me to forget gratitude. I think of the story of the healing of 10 lepers told in Luke 17:12-19 - particularly the question that came when one of them came back to say thank you. Jesus asked, "Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?" How often does my behavior raise a similar question in God's mind? How often do I remember to say thank you for the many blessings of each day?
Father, again this morning I enter into your gates with thanksgiving and into your courts with praise (Psalms 100:4). I am so grateful for your leading. Thank you for opening doors for me and for sending such caring and supportive people into my life. Thank you for life and health and strength. Thank you for eyes to see, ears to hear, and a mind to reason. Thank you for friends and family. Thank you for material blessings - and for the even more important spiritual ones. Most of all, Father, I am so grateful, for your love for me! May I be an open channel of that love to those around me, today.
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This blog is simply a sharing of my "daily bread" - my daily walk with God. If something I've said has touched your heart, or sparked a new thought, I'd love to hear from you.